522. After that I returned home, and the next day, remembering these sad scenes, I looked in the direction of that forest and saw it gone. In its place was a sandy plain, and in the middle of it a lake, having some red snakes in it. Several weeks later, however, when I again looked in that direction, I saw to the right side of the site a stretch of fertile land, and on it several farmers. And several weeks again after that I saw new growth sprouting from that piece of land, surrounded by bushes. At that time I then heard a voice from heaven, saying, "Go into your chamber, shut the door, and attend to the work begun on the Apocalypse; and pursue this in two years to a conclusion."