9 Fresh water will become salty. Friends everywhere will attack one another. Then understanding will disappear, and reason will go into hiding,
10 and they will not be found even though many may look for them. Everywhere on earth wickedness and violence will increase.
11 One country will ask a neighbouring country if justice or anyone who does right has come that way, but the answer will always be ‘No.’
12 At that time people will hope for much, but will get nothing; they will work hard, but will never succeed at anything.
13 These are the signs of the end that I am permitted to show you. But if you begin to pray again and continue to weep and fast for seven more days, you will hear even greater things.”
14 Then I woke up, and I was trembling violently, I was so disturbed that I was about to faint,
15 but the angel that had come to talk with me took hold of me, strengthened me, and set me on my feet.