Then the Sibyl's note changes into a prophecy of Messianic judgment and bliss, and she ends with a comforting message: But when all things become an ashy pile, God will put out the fire unspeakable Which he once kindled, and the bones and ashes Of men will God himself again transform, And raise up mortals as they were before.
And then will be the judgment, God himself Will sit as judge, and judge the world again.
As many as committed impious sins Shall Stygian Gehenna's depths conceal 'Neath molten earth and dismal Tartarus.
But the pious shall again live on the earth, And God will give them spirit, life, and means Of nourishment, and all shall see themselves, Beholding the sun's sweet and cheerful light.
O happiest men who at that time shall live! The Jews found some consolation for present sorrows in the thought of past deliverances.

The short historical record known as the "Scroll of Fasting" (_Megillath Taanith_) was perhaps begun before the destruction of the Temple, but was completed after the death of Trajan in 118.

This scroll contained thirty-five brief paragraphs written in Aramaic.

The compilation, which is of great historical value, follows the order of the Jewish Calendar, beginning with the month Nisan and ending with Adar.

The entries in the list relate to the days on which it was held unlawful to fast, and many of these days were anniversaries of national victories.