10:58 But to morrow at night thou shalt remain here;
10:59 And so shall the Highest shew thee visions of the high things,
which the most High will do unto them that dwell upon the earth in the
last days. So I slept that night and another, like as he commanded me.
11:1 Then saw I a dream, and, behold, there came up from the sea an
eagle, which had twelve feathered wings, and three heads.
11:2 And I saw, and, behold, she spread her wings over all the earth,
and all the winds of the air blew on her, and were gathered together.
11:3 And I beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other contrary
feathers; and they became little feathers and small.
11:4 But her heads were at rest: the head in the midst was greater than
the other, yet rested it with the residue.
11:5 Moreover I beheld, and, lo, the eagle flew with her feathers, and
reigned upon earth, and over them that dwelt therein.
11:6 And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and
no man spake against her, no, not one creature upon earth.
11:7 And I beheld, and, lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake
to her feathers, saying,
11:8 Watch not all at once: sleep every one in his own place, and watch
by course:
11:9 But let the heads be preserved for the last.
11:10 And I beheld, and, lo, the voice went not out of her heads, but
from the midst of her body.
11:11 And I numbered her contrary feathers, and, behold, there were
eight of them.
11:12 And I looked, and, behold, on the right side there arose one
feather, and reigned over all the earth;
11:13 And so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and the
place thereof appeared no more: so the next following stood up, and
reigned, and had a great time;
11:14 And it happened, that when it reigned, the end of it came also,
like as the first, so that it appeared no more.
11:15 Then came there a voice unto it, and said,
11:16 Hear thou that hast borne rule over the earth so long: this I say
unto thee, before thou beginnest to appear no more,
11:17 There shall none after thee attain unto thy time, neither unto
the half thereof.
11:18 Then arose the third, and reigned as the other before, and
appeared no more also.
11:19 So went it with all the residue one after another, as that every
one reigned, and then appeared no more.
11:20 Then I beheld, and, lo, in process of time the feathers that
followed stood up upon the right side, that they might rule also; and
some of them ruled, but within a while they appeared no more:
11:21 For some of them were set up, but ruled not.
11:22 After this I looked, and, behold, the twelve feathers appeared no
more, nor the two little feathers:
11:23 And there was no more upon the eagle’s body, but three heads that
rested, and six little wings.
11:24 Then saw I also that two little feathers divided themselves from
the six, and remained under the head that was upon the right side: for
the four continued in their place.
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