¹⁷ So he came near where I stood, and when he came, I became frightened and fell prostrate. But he said to me, “Understand, O mortal,^[a] that the vision is for the time of the end.”^(A)

¹⁸ As he was speaking to me, I fell into a trance, face to the ground; then he touched me and set me on my feet.^(A)

Conclusion of the Vision

¹⁴ Then I woke up, and my body shuddered violently, and my soul was so troubled that it fainted.^(A)

¹⁵ But the angel who had come and talked with me held me and strengthened me and set me on my feet.^(A)

¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last^(A)