And one saidto the mandressedin linen,whowas abovethe watersof the river,"Howlong[will it be] untilthe endof [these] wonders?"
We do not seeour signs;Thereis nolongerany prophet,Noris there any amongus who knowshowlong.
Behold,sixmencamefrom the directionof the uppergatewhichfacesnorth,eachwith his shatteringweaponin his hand;and amongthem was a certainmanclothedin linenwith a writingcaseat his loins.And they wentin and stoodbesidethe bronzealtar.
Then I, Daniel,lookedand behold,twootherswere standing,oneon thisbankof the riverand the otheron that bankof the river.
As for me, I heardbut could not understand;so I said,"My lord,what[will be] the outcomeof these[events]?"
Then I hearda holyonespeaking,and anotherholyonesaidto that particularonewho was speaking,"Howlongwill the vision[about] the regularsacrificeapply, while the transgressioncauseshorror,so as to allowboth the holyplace and the hostto be trampled?"
And I heardthe voiceof a manbetween[the banks of] Ulai,and he calledout and said,"Gabriel,givethis[man] an understandingof the vision."
As He was sittingon the Mountof Olives,the disciplescameto Him privately,saying, "Tellus, whenwill these thingshappen,and what[will be] the signof Your coming,and of the endof the age?"
"Tellus, whenwill these thingsbe, and what[will be] the signwhenallthese thingsare goingto be fulfilled?"
sothat the manifoldwisdomof Godmight nowbe made knownthroughthe churchto the rulersand the authoritiesin the heavenly[places].
It was revealedto them that they were not servingthemselves,but you, in these thingswhichnowhave been announcedto you throughthosewho preached the gospelto you by the HolySpiritsentfrom heaven--things into whichangelslongto look.
and the sevenangelswho hadthe sevenplaguescameout of the temple,clothedin linen,clean[and] bright,and girdedaroundtheir chestswith goldensashes.
And the armieswhich are in heaven,clothedin fine linen,white[and] clean,were followingHim on whitehorses.
and they criedout with a loudvoice,saying,"How long,O Lord,holyand true,will You refrainfrom judgingand avengingour bloodon thosewho dwellon the earth?"
