0 2 Machabees : Interpretation

The temple was full of the riot and revellings of the Gentiles: and of men lying with lewd women. And women thrust themselves of their accord into the holy places, and brought in things that were not lawful. 6:4

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2 Machabees : Interpretation (2)

  1. Judas sent silver to Jerusalem to be offered for the sins of the dead. (Because he hoped the dead would rise again. Otherwise there would be no reason to pray for the dead.) 12:43-44
  2. It is, therefore, a holy and wholesome thing to pray fro the dead, so they can be delivered from their sins. 12:46

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