2 Esdras 7:93-95

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⁹³ The second order: because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the ungodly wander and the punishment that awaits them.^{(A) 94} The third order: they see the witness that he who formed them bears concerning them, that throughout their life they kept the law with which they were entrusted.^{(B) 95} The fourth order: they understand the rest that they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet and the glory waiting for them in the last days.^(C)