2 Esdras 12                                                                         2 Esdras 13

2 Esdras 12:1 And it came to pass, whiles the lion spake these words unto the eagle, I saw,

 

2 And, behold, the head that remained and the four wings appeared no more, and the two went unto it and set themselves up to reign, and their kingdom was small, and fill of uproar.

 

3 And I saw, and, behold, they appeared no more, and the whole body of the eagle was burnt so that the earth was in great fear: then awaked I out of the trouble and trance of my mind, and from great fear, and said unto my spirit,

 

4 Lo, this hast thou done unto me, in that thou searchest out the ways of the Highest.

 

5 Lo, yet am I weary in my mind, and very weak in my spirit; and little strength is there in me, for the great fear wherewith I was afflicted this night.

 

6 Therefore will I now beseech the Highest, that he will comfort me unto the end.

 

7 And I said, Lord that bearest rule, if I have found grace before thy sight, and if I am justified with thee before many others, and if my prayer indeed be come up before thy face;

 

8 Comfort me then, and shew me thy servant the interpretation and plain difference of this fearful vision, that thou mayest perfectly comfort my soul.

 

9 For thou hast judged me worthy to shew me the last times.

 

10 And he said unto me, This is the interpretation of the vision:

 

11 The eagle, whom thou sawest come up from the sea, is the kingdom which was seen in the vision of thy brother Daniel.

• Eagle = come up from the people is the kingdom = the vision of thy brother Daniel.

12 But it was not expounded unto him, therefore now I declare it unto thee.

 

13 Behold, the days will come, that there shall rise up a kingdom upon earth, and it shall be feared above all the kingdoms that were before it.

 

14 In the same shall twelve kings reign, one after another:

 

15 Whereof the second shall begin to reign, and shall have more time than any of the twelve.

 

16 And this do the twelve wings signify, which thou sawest.

• Wings = 12 kings

17 As for the voice which thou heardest speak, and that thou sawest not to go out from the heads but from the midst of the body thereof, this is the interpretation:

• The voice = which thou heardest speak = false teaching
• Thou sawest not to go out from the heads = kings
• But from the midst of the body thereof = people that helped the kingdom to grow

18 That after the time of that kingdom there shall arise great strivings, and it shall stand in peril of failing: nevertheless it shall not then fall, but shall be restored again to his beginning.

• After the time of that kingdom there shall arise great strivings
• It shall stand in peril of failing = almost fall = political one world system
• Nevertheless it shall not then fall = deadly wound = Revelation 13:3
• But shall be restored again to his beginning = Satan will appear and heal the deadly wound

19 And whereas thou sawest the eight small under feathers sticking to her wings, this is the interpretation:

• Eight small under feathers sticking to her wings = 8 feathers = men = wings = kings = verse 16

20 That in him there shall arise eight kings, whose times shall be but small, and their years swift.

• In him there shall arise eight kings = kingdom = Revelation 17:10-12
• Times shall be but small, and their years swift = 5months = Revelation 9:4-5

21 And two of them shall perish, the middle time approaching: four shall be kept until their end begin to approach: but two shall be kept unto the end.

• Two of them shall perish
• The middle time approaching = four shall be kept until their end begin to approach
• But two shall be kept unto the end
• Revelation 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
  11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
  12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

22 And whereas thou sawest three heads resting, this is the interpretation:

 

23 In his last days shall the most High raise up three kingdoms, and renew many things therein, and they shall have the dominion of the earth,

 

24 And of those that dwell therein, with much oppression, above all those that were before them: therefore are they called the heads of the eagle.

• Heads of the eagle = Kings = verse 16

25 For these are they that shall accomplish his wickedness, and that shall finish his last end.

• His wickedness = Satan's wickedness
• Theses = the seven kingdoms = Revelation 17:10
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
  4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God (The Dome of the rock), shewing himself that he is God.
  5  Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
  6 And now ye know what with holdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
  7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way
  8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
  9 Even him , whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
  10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

26 And whereas thou sawest that the great head appeared no more, it signifieth that one of them shall die upon his bed, and yet with pain.

• One kingdom will fall = this is where the ten kings will comes = 5th trump
• Ten toes Daniel 2:42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
• They - ten toes = verse 35  7th kingdom forming the one Worldism
• Daniel 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

27 For the two that remain shall be slain with the sword.

• 7th kingdom = Satan's one world religious government
• Shall be slain with the sword = When God's elect are delivered up and God will speak through them
• Mark 13:9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
• 5th seal - To study God's word = to have the seal of God in their forehead
• God 's elect will be deliver up and God will speak through them
• The two witnesses will be guiding God's Elect
• Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
• Death = Satan
• John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
• 1 Corinthians15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
• Hebrews 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
• What day was this?  Pentecost Day - Act 2
  Joel 2:27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
  28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
• Mark 13:11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
• Shall kill = Satan will kill the two witnesses
• Beaten = Mocked
10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.

28 For the sword of the one shall devour the other: but at the last shall he fall through the sword himself.

• Daniel 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
• One Worldism shall be destroyed
• The foundations of God's kingdom which shall come about, when the last or 7th trump sounds.
• 1 Corinthians 15:52 God's elect will bring this to pass.
• If you're one of God's elect, you will be a part of this. It is your destiny.
• Revelation 17:12-18 This is the 7th trump, the moment of the great stone, and the coming of the Lord.
• That is the moment of the great stone, and of the coming of messiah.
• For ever - to the ages
• These kings, represented by the ten toes; in their days, at the end of the time of Satan's power.
• The world will think Satan is Christ, This is the deception the abomination, spoken of by Daniel.
• She is a harlot. Those in her bed, will be wed to the wrong messiah, before the true Messiah Returns. 
• Revelation 8, Satan time = 5 months =  he appears in last 2 1/12 months

29 And whereas thou sawest two feathers under the wings passing over the head that is on the right side;

 

30 It signifieth that these are they, whom the Highest hath kept unto their end: this is the small kingdom and full of trouble, as thou sawest.

 

31 And the lion, whom thou sawest rising up out of the wood, and roaring, and speaking to the eagle, and rebuking her for her unrighteousness with all the words which thou hast heard;

 

32 This is the anointed, which the Highest hath kept for them and for their wickedness unto the end: he shall reprove them, and shall upbraid them with their cruelty.

 

33 For he shall set them before him alive in judgment, and shall rebuke them, and correct them.

 

34 For the rest of my people shall he deliver with mercy, those that have been pressed upon my borders, and he shall make them joyful until the coming of the day of judgment, whereof I have spoken unto thee from the the beginning.

 

35 This is the dream that thou sawest, and these are the interpretations.

 

36 Thou only hast been meet to know this secret of the Highest.

 

37 Therefore write all these things that thou hast seen in a book, and hide them:

 

38 And teach them to the wise of the people, whose hearts thou knowest may comprehend and keep these secrets.

 

39 But wait thou here thyself yet seven days more, that it may be shewed thee, whatsoever it pleaseth the Highest to declare unto thee. And with that he went his way.

 

40 And it came to pass, when all the people saw that the seven days were past, and I not come again into the city, they gathered them all together, from the least unto the greatest, and came unto me, and said,

 

41 What have we offended thee? and what evil have we done against thee, that thou forsakest us, and sittest here in this place?

 

42 For of all the prophets thou only art left us, as a cluster of the vintage, and as a candle in a dark place, and as a haven or ship preserved from the tempest.

 

43 Are not the evils which are come to us sufficient?

 

44 If thou shalt forsake us, how much better had it been for us, if we also had been burned in the midst of Sion?

 

45 For we are not better than they that died there. And they wept with a loud voice. Then answered I them, and said,

 

46 Be of good comfort, O Israel; and be not heavy, thou house of Jacob:

 

47 For the Highest hath you in remembrance, and the Mighty hath not forgotten you in temptation.

 

48 As for me, I have not forsaken you, neither am I departed from you: but am come into this place, to pray for the desolation of Sion, and that I might seek mercy for the low estate of your sanctuary.

 

49 And now go your way home every man, and after these days will I come unto you.

 

50 So the people went their way into the city, like as I commanded them:

 

51 But I remained still in the field seven days, as the angel commanded me; and did eat only in those days of the flowers of the field, and had my meat of the herbs.

• Exactly 2520 years from the exile of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.

 

•  The first tribe to be conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh, in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.

 

• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant, (A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt - page 25