2 Esdras 11:25: “And I beheld, and, lo, the feathers” [The Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Contrary Feathers/Kings] “that were under the wing thought to set up themselves and to have the rule."
2 Esdras 11:26: “And I” [Esdras] “beheld, and, lo, there was one” [The Third Contrary Feather (The FIRST head of the beast)] “set up, but shortly it appeared no more.”
2 Esdras 11:27: “And the second” [The Fourth Contrary Feather (The SECOND head of the beast)] “was sooner away than the first.”
2 Esdras 11:28: “And I beheld, and, lo, the two” [The Fifth and the Sixth Contrary Feathers (The THIRD and FOURTH heads of the beast)] “that remained thought also in themselves to reign:”
2 Esdras 11:29: ““And when they” [The Fifth and the Sixth Contrary Feathers] “so thought, behold, there awaked one of the” [Three] “heads that were at rest, namely, it that was in the midst;” [Middle (The FIFTH head of the beast)] “for that was greater than the two other heads.”
2 Esdras 11:30: “And then I saw that the two other heads" [The Second and Third heads (The SIXTH and SEVENTH heads of the beast)] "were joined” [Awoken] “with it.” The head in the midst/middle (The Great Head).
2 Esdras 11:31: “And, behold, the head” [In the middle/FIFTH head of the beast] “was turned with them” [The two other heads/SIXTH and SEVENTH heads of the beast] “that were with it, and did eat up” [Kill] “the two feathers under the wing that would have reigned.”
Revelation 13:1: “And I" [John] "stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads" [The rise of the Seven Kings (The Eagle’s Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Contrary Feathers and her Three Heads)] "and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads" [Kings/leaders] "the name of blasphemy.”