Prelude Matthew 24

2 Esdras 8:63: “Behold, O Lord, now hast thou shewed me” [Esdras/Ezra] “the multitude of the wonders, which thou wilt begin to do in the last times: but at what time, thou hast not shewed me.” See 2 Esdras 4:51-52.

2 Esdras 9:1-12

2 Esdras 9:1: “He answered me then, and said, Measure thou the time diligently in itself: and when thou seest part of the signs past, which I have told thee before," (Read 2 Esdras 4:26 through 2 Esdras 8:61)

2 Esdras 9:2: "Then shalt thou understand, that it is the very same time, wherein the Highest will begin to visit the world which he made."

2 Esdras 9:3: "Therefore when there shall be seen earthquakes and uproars of the people in the world:” See Matthew 24:3-8.

2 Esdras 9:4: “Then shalt thou well understand, that the most High spake of those things from the days that were before thee, even from the beginning.” See 2 Esdras 6:1-6 and Isaiah 46:9-10.

2 Esdras 9:5: “For like as all that is made in the world hath a beginning” [See Genesis 1:1-4] “and an end,” [See 2 Esdras 6:8-9, Lamentations 4:21, 2 Esdras 8:1-3 and Proverbs 2:22] "and the end is manifest:” See Isaiah 66:15-16, Malachi 4:1 and Matthew 24:29-30.

2 Esdras 9:6: “Even so the times also of the Highest have plain beginnings in wonder and powerful works,” [See Luke 1:5-20, 57-64, Luke 1:26-37, Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew 17:1-7, John 11:1-45, John 21:25, Isaiah 8:18, John 15:1-17, Acts 1:1-5, Acts 2:1-12, 22-24, 32-33, 36-47, Acts 3:1-26, Acts 4:1-37 and Acts 19:1-6,11-12] “and endings in effects and signs.” See Matthew 24:29-31, Joel 2:30-32, Malachi 4:1-3, Revelation 21:1-7, 9-27 and Revelation 22:1-5.

2 Esdras 9:7: “And every one that shall be saved, and shall be able to escape by his works, and by faith, whereby ye have believed,” See, 2 Esdras 13:18-19, 23-24, 29-31 and 2 Esdras 16:17-18, 35-45, 67-76.

2 Esdras 9:8: “Shall be preserved from the said perils, and shall see my salvation in my land, and within my borders:” [See 2 Esdras 13:10-11, 32-40, 46-48 and Revelation 7:9-17] “for I have sanctified them for me from the beginning.” See Ephesians 1:3-8.

2 Esdras 9:9: “Then shall they be in pitiful case, which now have abused my ways: and they that have cast them away despitefully shall dwell in torments.” See Revelation 19:11-21 and Isaiah 65:11-15.

2 Esdras 9:10: “For such as in their life have received benefits, and have not known me;” See Luke 6:24-26 and Luke 12:15-21.

2 Esdras 9:11: “And they that have loathed my law, while they had yet liberty, and, when as yet place of repentance was open unto them,” [See John 3:17-21 and John 14:6] “understood not, but despised it;” See Matthew 21:42-46, 1 Peter 2:6-8, John 11:45-53, Acts 3:13-23, Acts 13:26, 32-41, 44-51.

2 Esdras 9:12: “The same must know it after death by pain.” See Revelation 20:11-15, Revelation 21:1-2, 8, and Isaiah 66:22-24.

2 Timothy 3:1-5

2 Timothy 3:1: “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.” See Daniel 12:1 and Jeremiah 30:5-7.

2 Timothy 3:2: “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"

2 Timothy 3:3: "Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,” See 2 Esdras 16:70-71, John 15:18-25 and Luke 6:22-23.

2 Timothy 3:4: “Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"

2 Timothy 3:5: "Having a form of godliness,” [See Galatians 1:8 and Matthew 24:11, 24] “but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” See 2 Corinthians 11:14-15.