1 After those days in that place where I had seen all the hidden visions—carried off in a whirlwind, taken westward— 2 My eyes saw all the secret celestial things that are to come: a mountain of iron, copper, silver, gold, soft metal, and lead.⁠a 3 I asked the angel accompanying me, 'What are these things I have seen in secret?' 4 He replied, 'All that you have seen shall support the reign of His Anointed, empowering him greatly upon the earth.' 5 Then the angel of peace said to me, 'Wait a while, and all the secrets that surround the Lord of Spirits will be disclosed to you.' 6 The mountains you saw—the iron, copper, silver, gold, soft metal, and lead—will be in the presence of the Elect One as wax before the fire, and like water streaming down,⁠b becoming powerless before his feet. 7 In those days, no one can be saved by gold or silver, and none will have the means to escape.⁠c 8 There will be no iron for war, nor will anyone wear a breastplate. Bronze will be useless, and tin and lead will no longer be valued. 9 All these materials will be removed from the earth's surface when the Elect One stands before the Lord of Spirits.