2 Esdras 2:42-48

Common English Bible

⁴² I, Ezra, saw on Mount Zion a great crowd, which I couldn’t number. They were all praising the Lord together with songs. ⁴³ In their midst was a tall young man, standing above all the rest. He placed crowns on each of their heads, and they were further honored.

I began to wonder, ⁴⁴ and I asked an angel, “Who are these people?”

⁴⁵ The angel answered me, “These are the ones who took off the mortal garment and put on the immortal and confessed the name of God. Now they are being crowned, and they are receiving palms.”

⁴⁶ I said to the angel, “Who is that young man who gives them crowns and palms?”

⁴⁷ The angel answered, “That is God’s Son, whom they confessed in the mortal world.”

I began to praise and celebrate the Lord. ⁴⁸ The angel said to me, “Go announce to his people how many wonders the Lord God has shown you.”