2 Esdras 12:10-30
He said to me, “This is the interpretation of this vision which you saw: The eagle, whom you saw come up from the sea, is the fourth kingdom which appeared in a vision to your brother Daniel. But it was not explained to him, as I now explain it to you or have explained it. Behold, the days come that a kingdom will rise up on earth, and it will be feared more than all the kingdoms that were before it. Twelve kings will reign in it, one after another. Of those, the second will begin to reign, and will reign a longer time than others of the twelve. This is the interpretation of the twelve wings which you saw. As for when you heard a voice which spoke, not going out from the heads, but from the midst of its body, this is the interpretation: That after the time of that kingdom, there will arise no small contentions, and it will stand in peril of falling. Nevertheless, it won’t fall then, but will be restored again to its former power. You saw the eight under wings sticking to her wings. This is the interpretation: That in it eight kings will arise, whose times will be short and their years swift. Two of them will perish when the middle time approaches. Four will be kept for a while until the time of the ending of it will approach; but two will be kept to the end. You saw three heads resting. This is the interpretation: In its last days, the Most High will raise up three kingdoms and renew many things in them. They will rule over the earth, and over those who dwell in it, with much oppression, more than all those who were before them. Therefore they are called the heads of the eagle. For these are those who will accomplish her wickedness, and who will finish her last actions. You saw that the great head disappeared. It signifies that one of them will die on his bed, and yet with pain. But for the two that remained, the sword will devour them. For the sword of the one will devour him that was with him, but he will also fall by the sword in the last days. You saw two under wings passing over to the head that is on the right side. This is the interpretation: These are they whom the Most High has kept to his end. This is the brief reign that was full of trouble, as you saw.