2 Esdras 9:1-3

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9 He answered me and said, “Measure carefully in your mind, and when you see that some of the predicted signs have occurred, ² then you will know that it is the very time when the Most High is about to visit the world that he has made.^{(A) 3} So when there shall appear in the world earthquakes, tumult of peoples, intrigues of nations, wavering of leaders, confusion of princes,^(B)