Why don't Christians use the Apocrypha? 

If Enoch was read. We may not have built a digital prison around us. Ignorance is futile. I'll tell you though like a woman in labor the falling away gives me hope. Not for me my life, love, American dreams, future whatever don't care. My spirit is everything. If I can't toil. The. Don't try to feed me bugs. If I can't drive... Well I'm not to blame for the suffering of the ones I cherish. If I can't defend my neighbors well then let the blood be one thing cops, or people with there 2A.. 2024. If I can't do right claim it on the medical industry that chraed my government way more then my tax to welfare ratio. Oh God they hate that.

I think you misunderstood the video. The Apocryphal(deuterocanonical) books were not considered to be a part of the canon. They were considered useful to be read, but not inspired by God as the canon of Scripture was.

​@alexfoltz4379 there were several church councils that considered some of them canon. The Council of Carthage in 397 AD decided on a canon, and it's still the canon the Catholic Church accepts to this day.

It’s explains what happen to Native American. USA land special. Chosen. jerUSAlem?

Even though the early church didn't? The 1st century used them but not as Canon?. Lmk pkease​@@GeeeEmmm

It's also a beautiful allegory of Christ leading mankind to be healed of spiritual blindness

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I think we need another “reformation” right about now for the charismatic “church.” I think the church is the least edifying aspect of Christianity. The Holy Spirit be your guide not the church.

The apocrypha is inaccurate though, almost as inaccurate as the nag Hammadi gnostic texts. Whilst the dead sea scrolls and the book of Enoch are 100% accurate and validate old testament + new testament Bible and even originating from the places where the original enscriptions of the Bible existed. Both apocrypha dead sea scrolls+Ethiopian Bible are considered noncanonical for different reasons. The apocrypha = a fantastical work of fiction with 0 historical validity in its accounts. kind of like the Qur'an. Book of Enoch+Dead sea scrolls = canon scripture removed by the Jews because they spoke too plainly about the coming Messiah "the son of man"

The church Christ made on earth deemed them inspired. That’s good enough for me.

It's not uncommon among Biblical scholars to think of the bible of an open canon at least until the Reformation. People in different places would value different scriptures, and while there was some agreement regarding the core of the New Testament even in antiquity, certain books of the Bible, like Revelations, have always been contested, and others outside our Biblical canon were frequently used among early Christians and are culturally influential to this day. For example, the idea of a shoulder angel and shoulder demon that can be found in many comic books can be traced back to the Shepherd of Hermas, one of the most prominent non-canonical writings which sometimes even was written on the same scrolls as Biblical texts. It's certainly apt to pray for discernment, but not just because of the fragile nature of the biblical corpus, but generally because it isn't a trivial task to find Godly meaning in words written by humans.

It’s inconsistent with the canon. You guys should do a bit more research on the canon and why we have the books of the Bible before you say things like men took books out of the Bible.

@@julianoneal how about you read my comment and actually reply to what I said. How did the canon come about?

The 1st King James was full of errors and so is the 2nd edition. Also only has 66 bks when there are 73.

​@@brightjovannyIs it the 2nd edition?

@@Anon.5216there is 88 books but Catholics only use 73

@@brightjovanny Translation of what you just said, "I looked up and the sky is not blue." Why not try reading the 1611 instead of looking at the cover and you shall discover what is inside of it. This is not a game. It has begun.

A KJV is ONLY a KJV if it has the Apocrypha. Other "KJVs" are just LARPing. Lol

You quite literally made the case for why it’s not cannon. It’s not cannon nor inspired by God. Therefore, it shouldn’t be in the Bible. It’s like Catholics praying to saints and ending it with Amen. It’s Idolatry. Just pray straight to God. Mary was just a woman and is dead. God is forever living.

seriously well researched... I thank you for this summary.

Almost like God himself didn't want people getting too chummy with gnosticism because we saw how that worked out for humanity before monotheistic worship existed.

Damn 😊❤🎉

Luther had a generally positive view of these intertestamental writings. He included them in his German translation of the bible. He found them helpful for the purpose of illustration but not suitable for establishing doctrine. Luther was not an innovator on this point. Even his examiner at Worms, Cardinal Cajetan, held this view. Yes, there's a lot of misunderstanding and shallow work among non-scholars in this area,...among both Protestants AND Catholics. Meade and Gurry do a great job though.

Jude quotes from the book of enoch : )

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

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This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

Question: Does the subtraction of them take away the main message about our salvation and how we are to be saved? Just wondering.

@@mvj1153that is a good question. But I’d like to add even if they don’t add to our salvation, isn’t all scripture useful according to 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

@@JamesMcCormack-pn5rn Not everything written is inspired scripture. For example, in the Gospel of Thomas it says, “(114) Simon Peter said to him, "Let Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of life." Jesus said, "I myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every woman who will make herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven." Do you really think Jesus would say something like that? There’s a reason these books were not allowed. Do you think God will let mortal man pervert or stop His message? The Bible is exactly the way it should be and continues to save souls like me, regardless of the Apocryphal books. God knows what He’s doing.

@@mvj1153thank you. God bless you.

The Deuterocannonical Books definitely.

@@HollywoodBigBossgood correction!

@@Jesse_Morris Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ben Sira, Baruch, Epistle of Jeremiah, 1 Maccabees & 2 Maccabees are Sacred Scripture. 1 Esdras, Prayer of Manasses & 3 Maccabees are recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and I see nothing wrong reading them. Same goes for the Epistle of Barnabas, Shepard of Hermas. 4 Maccabees is just a commentary so it can be taken with a grain of salt. 2 Esdras is Apocrypha being a Pseudopigraphal work written after 70 AD and credited to Ezra hundreds of years after he died & the first two and last two chapters were added by Christian authors hundreds of years later.

I bought the kjv apocrypha this week and started reading it. I can assure you that it is indeed scripture. It connects so many dots with the torah and new testament.

@@j-xl6258 You are one step closer to the fullness of the truth.

Which cannon? These books were a later addition, added by one of the ecumenical councils. It was not the original cannon.

@@julianoneal wouldn't that predate most of the books? Acts wouldn't have even been completed by then.

@@SnowBorn1 Which “original canon”? The Council of Rome in 382 AD was the first to explicitly deal with the issue of the canon in an authoritative manner, and it included 73 books.

@@julianoneal I won't give you my email, but you can link something here and I'll check it out. But I don't see how a competed Bible could've been compiled since some events in the NT didn't happen until after 4 AD

The problem is that there were two major traditions of use before the Reformation, not just one as you imply. They are sometimes represented by Jerome who advocated for a shorter canon and Augustine who included the deuterocanonical books without making a distinction between them and the old testament. The councils of North Africa (Carthage) sided with Augustine who was from Hippo, but there were earlier canon lists even before Jerome that made a distinction between the Deuterocanon and the Hebrew scriptures. Numerous church fathers held a similar canon to Jerome, including Cyril and Gregory Nazianzus. The "removal" of these texts did not happen at the Reformation. Luther included them in his German translation and called them useful but not suitable for establishing doctrine, like Jerome.

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

@@YZBRO_KillMattic what a lame take and what does Maccabee’s 1 have to do with it

@@shanesolar3924 what a ignorant thing to say 👀🤓😂

@@shanesolar3924 btw if you didn't just read the scripture smart one, you'd see why I sent that in the first place. Just imagine if you could read 😂😂😂

@@YZBRO_KillMattic I have read Maccabees. You didn’t elaborate on why you posted the chapter.

Apocrypha was in Septuagint

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

the bible has not been changed

@@YZBRO_KillMatticI don’t understand your point. Can you help me understand how Macabees shows that all religion is bad and what you mean by that?

@@JamesMcCormack-pn5rn for instance they say that the apocrypha is none canonical, if you do some research. You will find that Catholics believe in 73 books, which include 7 books of the apocrypha. The Christian Bible has 66 books which doesn't include the apocrypha. Then take into account that before the 1900's all books was included meaning the old an new testament as we know today whether it be 66 or 73 before the 1900s just clarify it had all the books in the 1611 king James an prior to that. They've been removed by Ephesians chapter 6 verse 12. We are to follow Christ not religion.

@@JamesMcCormack-pn5rn2 Maccabees 14:41-42 promotes suicide and some scriptures in the book of Thomas urges women to become men in order to inherit the kingdom of Heaven. This is blasphemy and can NEVER be inspired by God. It may be good literature but isn't inspired by GOD. Hence why it was removed.

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

@@YZBRO_KillMattichere you are spamming again and when someone asks you to explain, you can't explain nothing. I've seen you post this at least 10 times now with no explanation when ppl asks you.

@@Seekinghimeveryday I must not have gotten the notification, and I can fully explain myself. People need to read the apocrypha. The books was in the Ethiopian Bible, and the books was in the original 1611 king James Bible as well before the protestant reformation?

They’re mostly Catholics and Orthodox who use the Deuterocanon, so it’s not surprising. Protestants have nothing but contempt for Apostolic Christians.

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

@@YZBRO_KillMatticI'm not sure why you quoted from 1 Maccabees at length rather than just referring one to the scriptural reference (which is in one of my Bibles: the Oxford Annotated Bible, with the Apocrypha; as a student of theology I need to be able to refer to the Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical books from time to time). Also not 100% sure what point you're making, to be completely honest.

What is the gospel?

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

Exactly. It’s sad Protestants have never read these books especially Sirach and Wisdom. Or the Maccabean story where the Jewish people got Hanukkah.

@@cooldude71120 wisdom of solomon says that we receive salvation from wisdom which is so nonsensical and its all unnecessary and i believe 1 maccabees (but it may be one of the others) is the one that contradicts itself 4 times on how antiochus epiphanes died.

@@swamprat22 You may feel that way but Jesus quotes these books over and over in the Gospels. Your interpretation is fallible just like someone who misreads scripture as an atheist.

Yes it was NOT inspired by God. There is no way God would promote suicide and there is no way Jesus would say that he would make women become men in order for them to enter the kingdom of heaven. This is blasphemy and cannot never be inspired by God. You can see these false "scriptures" in the gospel of Thomas and 2nd Maccabees. Both in the apocrypha. It may be good literature but it is not inspired by God at all. Shalom.

I have a copy of the King James Bible with the Apocrypha.

@@DBrown-ig8em I have a Swedish bible with a portrait of Martin Luther in the front pages and the entire collection of Deuterocanonical books set between the Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament.

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

no, they are not, not even close. they contradict themselves dozens of times and are mostly historically inaccurate

@@swamprat22 No they don’t contradict scripture. There’s perfectly legitimate explanations for every supposed contradiction or supposed historical error. Go ahead and mention one and let’s talk about it. I’ll give you the explanations.

@@NathanH83 yeah there are no contradictions in scripture, which the apocrypha isnt

Masoretic contradicts Jesus would you believe that? true. Now look up the passage in Isaiah that Jesus (who was going around healing the blind) qoutes from in your old testament, keep in mind he in a synagogue with an official scroll. If you run across an issue of any kind, you can ask where the correct version is, and then maybe you would start asking more questions and "prove all things scripture"

@@swamprat22 Actually there are. Look at Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew and Luke. Atheists bring that up all the time. But there’s a perfectly logical explanation to it. So go ahead and mention one of these supposed contradictions that stands out to you in the Apocrypha. Let’s talk about it. I might have the answer.

NO a consensus? “Consensus” is what got people worshipping a golden calf in Egypt.

Whose "Church"?

The church broadly, throughout its history has not regarded the apocrypha as inspired, though it has regarded it as useful. There are some post-Trent Roman Catholics and some Eastern Orthodox churches that have considered it equal to the rest of scripture but most have considered it helpful, but not at the same level as the rest of scripture and thus not inspired.

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

@@YZBRO_KillMattic 2 esdras 2 and ode of Solomon are about the bride of Christ. i did get stuff from Maccabees too. the bible is all true when you understand it a lot of hidden things in it only now being revealed. Johns little book is the key to understanding the end times. its open now

I personally found this to re helpful: pdf.amazingdiscoveries.org/Study_Guides/TO/TO213-Battle_of_the_Bibles.pdf

That’s like saying the Old Testament contradicts the New Testament. The apocrypha books were before Jesus.

@@mra.4466 those books are not inspired by God. Jesus never quoted from those books. The Apocrypha is extra unbiblical books.

Jesus too said to give alms

@@Proverbs27-7 He never said it saves your soul. Big difference.

Thank you. Finally a comment that is spirit led. God doesnt need our help. Those books were removed because they were not inspired by God. Some of its false scriptures promote that women should become men and also glorifies suicide. It cannot never be inspired by God.

they used to be, they were somehow removed from the Bible years later

@@aspenrussell6323because they were not inspired. It was NEVER inspired. I don't know why you said "use to be". It means you didnt listen to the video. They were included in the readings but they were NEVER recognised as inspired scriptures from God.

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

They have value for sure, but not as equal to the canonical scriptures. Blessings!

There is zero contradictions in the deuterocanon, just bad interpretations and Protestant presuppositions that make you think that.

It's not inspired by God.

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

the apocryphal books contradict themselves dozens of times and are mostly historically inaccurate, it isnt inspired

It isn't inspired by God, please run from reading it. Satan is the master deceiver, remember that.

The Christians taught by the Apostles disagree with you. It was in all Bibles until protestants removed it in the 1840's. Jesus references the ideas from the DC, just not directly quotes it. But the first Christians do as scripture all the time. There are many OT books in your Bible Jesus never quotes from or references yet they're still scripture so thats a false standard to hold the DC too. Elsewhere in the NT they are referenced. Its your assumptions that are unbiblical.

@@MasterKeyMagic what is your evidence that the early Christians promoted the Apocrypha? None of the books of the New Testament referenced the Apocrypha, which would have come before said NT books. The Apocrypha is a collection of books, and to have 0 references by Paul or any Apostle is something to look at carefully, especially when it draws contradictory writings to the New Testament. Paul's epistles were meant for early churches to read and learn from (E.g. Colossians 4:16, 1 Timothy 3:14-15, etc). The Apocrypha simply didn't have the same power and importance behind its words.

@@noobmaster31 Its not that they promoted it, its that they quoted it as scripture. And in all the Churches founded by the Apostles, those books were found and used as scripture. Thats why St. Jerome's objection was overridden by the Pope. Btw, he objected to DC being scripture because 5th century Jews had stopped including it as sacred. (but 1-4th century Rabbi's used them as scripture). Therefore he did not have copies of it in Hebrew which he thought all scripture must have been in Hebrew. He was proved wrong in 1946 when the entire DC was found in Hebrew in the dead sea scrolls. John Calvin also said Baruch is scripture. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IJA-wIRctmE.htmlsi=1txt3OBkl-63u9pD The books of Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Zephaniah, Nahum, Ezra, Nehemiah, Obadiah, and Esther are not quoted either. Yet no Protestant has a problem with including them in their canon. And yes, they are referenced in the NT. Here are just a few examples. Sirach 28:2: “Forgive your neighbor’s injustice, then when you pray your own sins will be forgiven.” Matthew 6:14-15: “If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you.” Tobit 4:16 (15): “See thou never do to another what thou wouldst hate to have done to thee by another” (Douay). Matthew 7:12: “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.” Wisdom 7:26: “For [wisdom] is the refulgence of eternal light, the spotless mirror of the power of God, the image of his goodness.” Hebrews 1:3: “[The Son] is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word.” Wisdom 9:13: “For what man knows God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the Lord intends?” Romans 11:34: “For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been his counselor?”

@@MasterKeyMagic What are you referencing or what evidence can you cite when you say the Apostles "used" those books? Are you referring to the Septuagint translation? If so, then that merely shows that Jews in that era translated "religious" texts, but doesn't justify that they deemed it worthy of being in the OT canon. Why would they "use" them and go on to write contradictory scripture to what they said? For example Tobit speaks about being saved through the giving of alms. Was Paul in agreement with something like this? Obviously not. The scriptures (OT) that the Jews accepted and passed down to this very day never included the Apocrypha. And they weren't officially accepted by the Catholic Church until the 16th century, at time when I believe the devil influenced them to accept it.

@@noobmaster31 I just gave you examples of them being referenced in the NT. And the video i provided shares examples of the first Christians quoting the DC as scripture. They wouldn't if the Apostles told them not to. But they didnt. You cannot find a single Bible made before the 1820's that doesn't have those books in it. The Catholic Church recognized them as scripture at the Council of Rome in 398, not when you claim at Trent. All the Church did at Trent was affirm that they were always canon. Protestants removed them because they contradict faith alone, which isn't even Biblical in your own shortened Bibles. But you can twist scripture to fit your theology without the DC in them. They do not contradict the writings of the Apostles, they contract your man made interpretations of their writings, 1500+ years later. Yes they were always canon: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9udZKziHemo.htmlsi=7kMFxXIHSMDwmlPU The First Christians confirming Purgatory ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fA9AzI7LiSY.htmlsi=1sdRrpyb4eOU8e6_ Jesus teaching Purgatory ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YesD9TjrUes.htmlsi=rs0hrtk0DzlerGao

Please don't. It's not inspired by God.

demons, dragons, mermaids, etc... real obscure stuff man!

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

It’s not a dlc if it was in the original

@@triggered8556 it wasnt

@@swamprat22 the deuterocanon is in the Septuagint. Jesus and the apostles used the Septuagint and reference the deuterocanonical books multiple times in the NT. We still use the Septuagint to this day and it was verified by the Dead Sea scrolls, which is the Septuagint.

@@triggered8556 the nt never quotes the apocrypha

@@swamprat22I just gave you a bunch of examples of NT references to the deuterocanon. You also never responded to my point that the Septuagint contains the deuterocanon, and it was the scriptures used by Jesus and rhetorical apostles. I’d also like to know how you know the correct canon of scriptures. I have the normative authority of the Church, but what’s your justification?

Stop using Paul as a representation of Christ. Paul was Paul and Christ was Christ.

@@LateGrabber And Paul was an APOSTLE OF CHRIST. Our Lord told his apostles that whoever listens to them listens to HIM!

@@LateGrabber Paul had the "APOCRYPHA" in his Bible and the EARLY CHURCH USED IT TOO!!!

​@@LateGrabberToo bad because Paul is a REPRESENTATION of Christ. Christ lived in him.

paul didnt use them

the Christians taught by the Apostles disagree with you

WRONG.THEY ARE CATHOLIC MADE- NEVER SPIRIT INSPIRED BOOKS

Satan? Satan may have wanted them to stay. It glorifies suicide and urges women to become men. Don't try and help God. He doesn't need your help. Those books were removed because they were not inspired by God. Listen to the Holy Spirit.

Why? Isn’t this more of a history book?

This is just one chapter of one of the books in the apocrypha, they took the books out for a reason. All main religion is false. 1 Maccabees 1:1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 1 Maccabees 1:2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 1 Maccabees 1:3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 1 Maccabees 1:4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 1 Maccabees 1:5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 1 Maccabees 1:10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1 Maccabees 1:11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1 Maccabees 1:12 So this device pleased them well. 1 Maccabees 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:14 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1 Maccabees 1:15 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 Maccabees 1:16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 Maccabees 1:17 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 1 Maccabees 1:18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 1 Maccabees 1:19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 1 Maccabees 1:20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:21 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 1 Maccabees 1:22 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 1 Maccabees 1:23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 1 Maccabees 1:24 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 1 Maccabees 1:25 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 1 Maccabees 1:26 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 1 Maccabees 1:27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 1 Maccabees 1:28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 1 Maccabees 1:29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 1 Maccabees 1:30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 1 Maccabees 1:32 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 1 Maccabees 1:33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 1 Maccabees 1:34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 1 Maccabees 1:35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 1 Maccabees 1:36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 1 Maccabees 1:37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 1 Maccabees 1:38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 1 Maccabees 1:39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 1 Maccabees 1:40 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Maccabees 1:41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 1 Maccabees 1:42 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 1 Maccabees 1:43 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Maccabees 1:44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 1 Maccabees 1:45 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 1 Maccabees 1:46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 1 Maccabees 1:47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 1 Maccabees 1:48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 1 Maccabees 1:49 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 1 Maccabees 1:50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 1 Maccabees 1:51 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 1 Maccabees 1:52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 1 Maccabees 1:53 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 1 Maccabees 1:54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 1 Maccabees 1:55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 1 Maccabees 1:56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 1 Maccabees 1:57 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 1 Maccabees 1:58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 1 Maccabees 1:59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 1 Maccabees 1:60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 1 Maccabees 1:61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 1 Maccabees 1:62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 1 Maccabees 1:63 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 1 Maccabees 1:64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel.

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