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ELIODOIWS ls OVERTHROWN AND SC RGED BY ' HE ANGELS
scourged by God, declare unto all men the great works and power of God. ''
Heliodorus recovered and o ered sacri ce to God. He thanked Onias for his prayers and, taking his troops with him, returned to the king.
Years passed and Antiochus Epiphanes became king of Syria. While waging war against E pt, he stormed Jerusalem. He took many of the inhabitants captive or sold them as slaves. Many more he killed. Antiochus entered the Temple and removed the sacred vessels, plundered the treasury, and o ered unclean animals upon the altar.
Antiochus was determined to break down the loyalty of the Jews to their nation and to their religion. Two