1 Maccabees Chapter 1 - History Repeats Itself

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1 MACCABEES CHAPTER 1

11 And there came out of them a wicked root, Antiochus the Illustrious...

12 In those days there went out of Israel wicked men, and they persuaded many, saying: Let us go, and make a covenant with the heathens that are round about us: for since we departed from them, many evils have befallen us.
13 And the word seemed good in their eyes.

16 And they made themselves prepuces, and departed from the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathens, and were sold to do evil.

23 And [Antiochus] proudly entered into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, and the table of proposition, and the pouring vessels, and the vials, and the little mortars of gold, and the veil, and the crowns, and the golden ornament that was before the temple: and he broke them all in pieces.

24 And he took the silver and gold, and the precious vessels: and he took the hidden treasures which he found: and when he had taken all away he departed into his own country.

25 And he made a great slaughter of men, and spoke very proudly.

26 And there was great mourning in Israel, and in every place where they were.

27 And the princes, and the ancients mourned, and the virgins and the young men were made feeble, and the beauty of the women was changed.

29 And the land was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion.

31 And he spoke to them peaceable words in deceit: and they believed him.

32 And he fell upon the city suddenly, and struck it with a great slaughter, and destroyed much people in Israel.

34 And they took the women captive, and the children, and the cattle they possessed.

36 And they placed there a sinful nation, wicked men, and they fortified themselves therein: and they stored up armour, and victuals, and gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem;

38 And this was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil devil in Israel.
39 And they shed innocent blood round about the sanctuary, and defiled the holy place.

40 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled away by reason of them, and the city was made the habitation to strangers, and she became a stranger to her own seed, and her children forsook her.

41 Her sanctuary was desolate like a wilderness...

...her festival days were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach, her honours were brought to nothing

Halloween Mass in California

42 Her dishonour was increased according to her glory, and her excellency was turned into mourning.

43 And king Antiochus wrote to all his kingdom, that all the people should be one: and everyone should leave his own law.
44 And all nations consented according to the word of king Antiochus.

45 And many of Israel consented to his service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath. 

47 And should forbid holocausts and sacrifices, and atonements to be made in the temple of God.

48 And should prohibit the sabbath, and the festival days, to be celebrated.

49 And he commanded the holy places to be profaned, and the holy people of Israel. 

50 And he commanded altars to be built, and temples, and idols, and swine's flesh to be immolated, and unclean beasts.

Bohemian Grove

51 And that they should leave their children uncircumcised, and let their souls be defiled with all uncleannesses, and abominations, to the end that they should forget the law, and should change all the justifications of God. (keep in mind baptism replaced circumcision)

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52 And that whosoever would not do according to the word of king Antiochus should be put to death. (Excommunicated?)

53 ...and he appointed rulers over the people that should force them to do these things.

54 And they commanded the cities of Juda to sacrifice.

Bishop Rifan of Campos, Brazil abandoning ship

55 Then many of the people were gathered to them that had forsaken the law of the Lord: and they committed evils in the land.

56 And they drove away the people of Israel into lurking holes, and into the secret places of fugitives.

57 On the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred and forty-fifth year, king Antiochus set up the abominable idol of desolation upon the altar of God...
62 And on the five and twentieth day of the month they sacrificed upon the altar of the idol that was over against the altar of God.

64 And they hanged the children about their necks in all their houses: and those that had circumcised them, they put to death.

Cristeros in Mexico hung for fighting for Catholicism

65 And many of the people of Israel determined with themselves... chose rather to die than to be defiled .

Blessed Miguel Pro just prior to being martyred

66 And they would not break the holy law of God, and they were put to death:

67 And there was very great wrath upon the people.

On to Chapter 2...