2 Esdras 7:73-75

Common English Bible

⁷³ What will they have to say in the judgment? How will they respond in the last times? ⁷⁴ How long a time the Most High has put up with those who inhabit the world! But this wasn’t for their sakes; rather for the sake of the schedule that he has established for the unfolding of the times.”

⁷⁵ I replied: “If I have found favor with you, Lord, show this also to your servant: After death, as soon as each person gives up his or her soul, will we be kept asleep until the time comes for you to begin to renew creation, or will we be tormented right away?”