2 Esdras 13:24-26

Common English Bible

²⁴ Know, therefore, that those who are left enjoy greater privilege than those who have died. ²⁵ The interpretations of the vision are as follows:

“In that you saw a man going up from the heart of the sea, ²⁶ that is the one whom the Most High has been keeping for many ages. He will liberate God’s creation all by himself, and he will put in order those who are left.