2 Esdras 11:33: “And after this I beheld, and, lo, the head that was in the midst” [Middle/Great Head (The FIFTH head of the beast)] “suddenly appeared no more, like as the wings.”

2 Esdras 12:26: “And whereas thou sawest that the great head” [The FIFTH head of the beast] “appeared no more, it signifieth that one of them” [The Great Head] “shall die upon his bed, and yet with pain.”