My mom loaned me a copy of this book, and we had a discussion about the signs in Esdras II. Bleeding trees, infants speaking, premature births of monstrous looking children. I told her, "Can't see any of that happening right now, but you never know!" and she pointed out that trees have been seen leaking a red sap. That it might be a consequence of climate change. And then she said she sees infants talking on television all the time. You know, the cgi babies in commercials that talk and dance? She wondered if Ezra might have seen a glimpse of this in the future and was confused. My mom also said that premature births could be referring to our record high abortion rate. Just some food for thought. Any opinions?