"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?"

1Cor 6

I shared this on fake book and they covered it. Had to click the link to see it. I had found information the same thing happened to another person out there and probably a lot more.

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We do, when you think about it.

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FIRST MACCABEES

CHAPTER 10

In the one hundred and sixtieth year, Alexander Epiphanes, son of Antiochus, came up and took Ptolemais. They accepted him as king and he began to reign there. When King Demetrius heard of it, he mustered a very large army and marched out to engage him in battle. Demetrius sent a letter to Yonathan written in peaceful terms, to exalt him; for he said: “Let us be the first to make peace with him, before he makes peace with Alexander against us, since he will remember all the wrongs we have done to him, his brothers, and his nation.”

So Demetrius authorized him to gather an army and procure arms as his ally; and he ordered that the hostages in the citadel be released to him. Accordingly Yonathan went to Yerushalayim and read the letter to all the people and to those who were in the citadel. They were struck with fear when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather an army. Those in the citadel released the hostages to Yonathan, and he gave them back to their parents. Thereafter Yonathan dwelt in Yerushalayim, and began to build and restore the city. He ordered those doing the work to build the walls and to encircle Mount Tzion with square stones for its fortification, and they did so. The foreigners in the strongholds that Bacchides had built took flight; all of them left their places and returned to their own lands. Only in Beth-zur did some remain of those who had abandoned the law and the commandments, for it was a place of refuge.

King Alexander heard of the promises that Demetrius had made to Yonathan; he was also told of the battles and brave deeds of Yonathan and his brothers and of the troubles that they had endured. 1He said, “Shall we ever find another man like him? Let us now make him our friend and ally.” So he sent Yonathan a letter written in these terms: “King Alexander sends greetings to his brother Yonathan. We have heard of you, that you are a mighty warrior and worthy to be our friend. We have therefore appointed you today to be Koheyn Gadol of your nation; you are to be called the King’s Friend, and you are to look after our interests and preserve friendship with us.” He also sent him a purple robe and a crown of gold. Yonathan put on the sacred vestments in the seventh month of the one hundred and sixtieth year at the feast of Sukkoth, and he gathered an army and procured many weapons.

When Demetrius heard of these things, he was distressed and said: “Why have we allowed Alexander to get ahead of us by gaining the friendship of the Yehudym and thus strengthening himself? I too will write them encouraging words and offer honors and gifts, so that they may support me.” So he sent them this message: “King Demetrius sends greetings to the Yehudy nation. We have heard how you have kept the treaty with us and continued in our friendship and not gone over to our enemies, and we are glad. Continue, therefore, to keep faith with us, and we will reward you with favors in return for what you do in our behalf. We will grant you many exemptions and will bestow gifts on you.

“I now free you and exempt all the Yehudym from the tribute, the salt tax, and the crown levies. Instead of collecting the third of the grain and the half of the fruit of the trees that should be my share, I renounce the right from this day forward. Neither now nor in the future will I collect them from the land of Yehudah or from the three districts annexed from Shomeron. Let Yerushalayim and her territory, her tithes and her tolls, be sacred and free from tax. I also yield my authority over the citadel in Yerushalayim, and I transfer it to the Koheyn Gadol, that he may put in it such men as he shall choose to guard it. Every Yehudy who has been carried into captivity from the land of Yehudah into any part of my kingdom I set at liberty without ransom; and let all their taxes, even those on their cattle, be canceled.

Let all festivals, Shabbaths, new moon festivals, appointed days, and the three days that precede each feast day, and the three days that follow, be days of immunity and exemption for all Yehudym in my kingdom. No one will have authority to exact payment from them or to harass any of them in any matter.

“Let thirty thousand Yehudym be enrolled in the king’s army and allowances be given them, as is due to all the king’s soldiers. Let some of them be stationed in the king’s principal strongholds, and of these let some be given positions of trust in the affairs of the kingdom. Let their superiors and their rulers be chosen from among them, and let them follow their own laws, as the king has commanded in the land of Yehudah.

“Let the three districts that have been added to Yehudah from the province of Shomeron be annexed to Yehudah so that they may be under one rule and obey no other authority than the Koheyn Gadol. Ptolemais and its confines I give as a present to the sanctuary in Yerushalayim for the necessary expenses of the sanctuary. I make a yearly personal grant of fifteen thousand silver shekels out of the royal revenues, taken from appropriate places. All the additional funds that the officials did not hand over as they had done in the first years shall henceforth be handed over for the services of the Temple. Moreover, the dues of five thousand silver shekels that used to be taken from the revenue of the sanctuary every year shall be canceled, since these funds belong to the kohanym who perform the services. All who take refuge in the Temple of Yerushalayim or in any of its precincts, because of money they owe the king, or because of any other debt, shall be released, together with all the belongings they possess in my kingdom. The cost of rebuilding and restoring the structures of the sanctuary shall be covered out of the royal revenue. Likewise the cost of building the walls of Yerushalayim and fortifying it all around, and of building walls in Yehudah, shall be donated from the royal revenue.”

When Yonathan and the people heard these words, they neither believed nor accepted them, for they remembered the great evil that Demetrius had done in Yisrael, and the great tribulation he had brought upon them. They therefore decided in favor of Alexander, for he had been the first to address them peaceably, and they remained his allies for the rest of his life.

Then King Alexander gathered together a large army and encamped opposite Demetrius. The two kings joined battle, and when the army of Demetrius fled, Alexander pursued him, and overpowered his soldiers. He pressed the battle hard until sunset, and Demetrius fell that day.

Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemy, king of Mitzrayim, with this message: “Now that I have returned to my realm, taken my seat on the throne of my ancestors, and established my rule by crushing Demetrius and gaining control of my country for I engaged him in battle, he and his army were crushed by us, and we assumed his royal throne let us now establish friendship with each other. Give me now your daughter for my wife; and as your son-in-law, I will give to you and to her gifts worthy of you.”

King Ptolemy answered in these words: “Happy the day on which you returned to the land of your ancestors and took your seat on their royal throne! I will do for you what you have written; but meet me in Ptolemais, so that we may see each other, and I will become your father-in-law as you have proposed.”

So Ptolemy with his daughter Cleopatra set out from Mitzrayim and came to Ptolemais in the one hundred and sixty-second year. There King Alexander met him, and Ptolemy gave him his daughter Cleopatra in marriage. Their wedding was celebrated at Ptolemais with great splendor according to the custom of kings.

King Alexander also wrote to Yonathan to come and meet him. So he went with pomp to Ptolemais, where he met the two kings and gave them and their friends silver and gold and many gifts and thus won their favor. Some villainous men of Yisrael, transgressors of the law, united against him to accuse him, but the king paid no heed to them. The king ordered Yonathan to be divested of his garments and to be clothed in royal purple; and so it was done. The king also had him seated at his side. He said to his magistrates: “Go with him to the center of the city and make a proclamation that no one is to bring charges against him on any grounds or be troublesome to him for any reason.” When his accusers saw the honor paid to him according to the king’s proclamation, and him clothed in purple, they all fled. And so the king honored him, enrolling him among his chief friends, and he made him governor and chief of the province. So Yonathan returned in peace and happiness to Yerushalayim.

In the one hundred and sixty-fifth year, Demetrius, son of Demetrius, came from Crete to the land of his ancestors. When King Alexander heard of it he was greatly troubled, and returned to Antioch. Demetrius set Apollonius over Coelesyria. Having gathered a large army, Apollonius encamped at Yamnia. From there he sent this message to Yonathan the Koheyn Gadol:

“You are the only one who resists us. I am laughed at and put to shame on your account. Why are you exercising authority against us in the mountains? If you have confidence in your forces, come down now to us in the plain, and let us test each other’s strength there; for the forces of the cities are on my side. Inquire and find out who I am and who the others are who are helping me. People are saying that you cannot make a stand against us because your ancestors were twice put to flight in their own land. Now you too will be unable to withstand our cavalry and such a force as this in the plain, where there is not a stone or a pebble or a place to flee.”

When Yonathan heard the message of Apollonius, he was provoked. Choosing ten thousand men, he set out from Yerushalayim, and Shimon his brother joined him to help him. He encamped near Yapha, but the people of the city shut him out because Apollonius had a garrison in Yapha. When they attacked it, the people of the city became afraid and opened the gates, and so Yonathan took possession of Yapha.

When Apollonius heard of it, he drew up three thousand cavalry and a large force of infantry. He marched toward Azotus as though he were going on through, but at the same time he was advancing into the plain, because he had such a large number of cavalry to rely on. Yonathan pursued him toward Azotus, and the armies engaged in battle. Apollonius, however, had left a thousand cavalry in hiding behind them. Yonathan discovered that there was an ambush behind him; his army was surrounded. From morning until evening they showered his troops with arrows. But his troops held their ground, as Yonathan had commanded, while the enemy’s horses became tired out.

Then Shimon brought forward his force, and engaged the phalanx in battle. Since the cavalry were exhausted, the phalanx was crushed by him and fled, while the cavalry too were scattered over the plain. They fled to Azotus and entered Beth-dagon, the temple of their idol, to save themselves. But Yonathan burned and plundered Azotus with its neighboring towns, and destroyed by fire both the temple of Dagon and those who had taken refuge in it. Those who fell by the sword, together with those who were burned alive, came to about eight thousand.

Then Yonathan left there and encamped at Ashkelon, and the people of that city came out to meet him with great pomp. Yonathan and those with him then returned to Yerushalayim, with much spoil. When King Alexander heard of these events, he accorded new honors to Yonathan. He sent him a gold buckle, such as is usually given to King’s Kinsmen;he also gave him Eqron and all its territory as a possession.

FIRST MACCABEES

CHAPTER 9

When Demetrius heard that Nikanor and his army had fallen in battle, he again sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Yehudah, along with the right wing of his army. They took the road to The Galil, and camping opposite the ascent at Arbela, they captured it and killed many people. In the first month of the one hundred and fifty-second year, they encamped against Yerushalayim. Then they set out for Berea with twenty thousand men and two thousand cavalry. Yehudah, with three thousand picked men, had camped at Elasa. When they saw the great number of the troops, they were very much afraid, and many slipped away from the camp, until only eight hundred of them remained.

When Yehudah saw that his army was melting away just as the battle was imminent, he was brokenhearted, because he had no time to gather them together. In spite of his discouragement he said to those who remained: “Let us go forward to meet our enemies; perhaps we can put up an excellent fight against them.” They tried to dissuade him, saying: “We certainly cannot. Let us save our own lives now, and come back with our kindred, and then fight against them. Now we are too few.” But Yehudah said: “Far be it from me to do such a thing as to flee from them! If our time has come, let us die bravely for our kindred and not leave a stain upon our honor!”

Then the army of Bacchides moved out of camp and took its position for combat. The cavalry were divided into two squadrons, and the slingers and the archers came on ahead of the army, and in the front line were all the best warriors. Bacchides was on the right wing. Flanked by the two squadrons, the phalanx attacked as they blew their trumpets. Those who were on Yehudah's side also blew their trumpets. The earth shook with the noise of the armies, and the battle raged from morning until evening.

When Yehudah saw that Bacchides was on the right, with the main force of his army, all the most stouthearted rallied to him, and the right wing was crushed; Yehudah pursued them as far as the mountain slopes. But when those on the left wing saw that the right wing was crushed, they closed in behind Yehudah and those with him. The battle became intense, and many on both sides fell wounded. Then Yehudah fell, and the rest fled.

Yonathan and Shimon took their brother Yehudah and buried him in the tomb of their ancestors at Modein. All Yisrael wept for him with great lamentation. They mourned for him many days, and they said, “How the mighty one has fallen, the savior of Yisrael!” The other acts of Yehudah, his battles, the brave deeds he performed, and his greatness have not been recorded; but they were very many.

After the death of Yehudah, the lawless raised their heads in every part of Yisrael, and all kinds of evildoers appeared. In those days there was a very great famine, and the country deserted to them. Bacchides chose renegades and made them masters of the country. These sought out and hunted down the friends of Yehudah and brought them to Bacchides, who punished and derided them. There was great tribulation in Yisrael, the like of which had not been since the time prophets ceased to appear among them.

Then all the friends of Yehudah came together and said to Yonathan: “Ever since your brother Yehudah died, there has been no one like him to lead us against our enemies, both Bacchides and those of our nation who are hostile to us. Now therefore we have chosen you today to be our ruler and leader in his place, to fight our battle.” From that moment Yonathan accepted the leadership, and took the place of Yehudah his brother.

When Bacchides learned of it, he sought to kill him. But Yonathan and his brother Shimon and all who were with him discovered this, and they fled to the wilderness of Tekoa and camped by the waters of the pool of Asphar.

Yonathan sent his brother as leader of the convoy to implore his friends, the Nabateans, to let them deposit with them their great quantity of baggage. But the tribe of Yambri from Medabamade a raid and seized and carried off Yochanan and everything he had.

After this, word was brought to Yonathan and his brother Shimon: “The tribe of Yambri are celebrating a great wedding, and with a large escort they are bringing the bride, the daughter of one of the great princes of Kana'an, from Nadabath.” Remembering the blood of Yochanan their brother, they went up and hid themselves under cover of the mountain. As they watched there appeared a noisy throng with much baggage; then the bridegroom and his friends and kinsmen had come out to meet them with tambourines and musicians with their instruments. Yonathan and his party rose up against them from their ambush and killed them. Many fell wounded; the rest fled toward the mountain; all their spoils were taken. Thus the wedding was turned into mourning, and the sound of their music into lamentation. Having taken their revenge for the blood of their brother, they returned to the marshes of the Yarden.

When Bacchides heard of it, he came on the Shabbath to the banks of the Yarden with a large force. Then Yonathan said to his companions, “Let us rise up now and fight for our lives, for today is not like yesterday and the day before. The battle is before us, behind us are the waters of the Yarden, on either side of us, marsh and thickets; there is no way of escape. Cry out now to Heaven so that you may be delivered from the hand of our enemies.” When they joined battle, Yonathan raised his hand to strike Bacchides, but Bacchides backed away from him. Yonathan and those with him jumped into the Yarden and swam across to the other side, but the enemy did not pursue them across the Yarden. About a thousand men on Bacchides’ side fell that day.

On returning to Yerushalayim, Bacchides built strongholds in Yehudah: the Yericho fortress, as well as Emmaus, Beth-horon, Beth-El, Timnath, Pharathon, and Tephon, with high walls and gates and bars. In each he put a garrison to harass Yisrael. He fortified the city of Beth-zur, Gazara and the citadel, and put troops in them and stores of provisions. He took as hostages the sons of the leading people of the country and put them in custody in the citadel at Yerushalayim.

In the one hundred and fifty-third year, in the second month,Alcimus ordered the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary to be torn down, thus destroying the work of the prophets. But he only began to tear it down. Just at that time Alcimus was stricken, and his work was interrupted; his mouth was closed and he was paralyzed, so that he could no longer utter a word or give orders concerning his household. Alcimus died in great agony at that time. Seeing that Alcimus was dead, Bacchides returned to the king, and the land of Yehudah was at rest for two years.

Then all the lawless took counsel and said: “Yonathan and those with him are living in peace and security. Now then, let us have Bacchides return, and he will capture all of them in a single night.” So they went and took counsel with him. When Bacchides was setting out with a large force, he sent letters secretly to all his allies in Yehudah, telling them to seize Yonathan and his companions. They were not able to do this, however, because their plan became known. In fact, Yonathan’s men seized about fifty of the men of the country who were leaders in the conspiracy and put them to death.

Then Yonathan and those with him, along with Shimon, withdrew to Beth- Basi in the wilderness; he rebuilt its ruins and fortified it. When Bacchides learned of this, he gathered together his whole force and sent word to those who were in Yehudah. He came and camped before Beth- Basi, and constructing siege engines, he fought against it for many days.

Leaving his brother Shimon in the city, Yonathan, accompanied by a small group of men, went out into the countryside. He struck down Odomera and his kindred and the tribe of Phasiron in their encampment; these men had begun to attack and they were going up with their forces. Shimon and those with him then sallied forth from the city and set fire to the siege engines. They fought against Bacchides, and he was crushed. They caused him great distress, because the enterprise he had planned was in vain. He was enraged with the lawless men who had advised him to invade the province. He killed many of them and resolved to return to his own country.

Yonathan learned of this and sent ambassadors to agree on peace with him and to obtain the release of the prisoners. He agreed to do as Yonathan asked. He swore an oath to him that he would never try to do him any harm for the rest of his life; and he released to him the prisoners he had previously taken from the land of Yehudah. Thereupon he returned to his own land and never came into their territory again. Then the sword ceased from Yisrael. Yonathan settled in Michmash; he began to judge the people and he eliminated the renegades from Yisrael.

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and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place over the mouth of the well.
Genesis 29:3 ESV

This limitation on the use of the well seems unusual. It indicates either distrust or an assertion of control.

If the former, then there was probably a limited amount of water available, so the stone ensured one flock wouldn't take all the water when the others or away. If the latter, then someone just wanted to maintain control over vital resources.

This is like religious leaders (Pharisees, priests, pastors, etc.) who hide God’s Word and Spirit from the people in order to monopolize and twist the truth.

Anybody in here compelled in the least to warn anybody they know I'm Jerusalem about what's going to happen over there? Yeshua told y'all not a stone left upon a stone and Isaiah and Jeramiah get intricate about what's gonna go down anybody care to stop feasting and get hip with the sacred life saving work at hand? Or even warn those in Babylon USA what's going to occur there? I don't know which place gets judged first or exactly when I know it goes terrible soon enough for both places though and only a remnant escapes and the majority of the so called believers I speak with are not discerning the time of their being inspected. Is anybody out there who wants to inherit the blessings of Jacob which is by doing what the servant Jacob does in the end times? Anybody go check out straitisthegate.net

As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was large,
Genesis 29:2 ESV

Nothing in Torah is mere data. The well, the man looking for a bride, three flocks... It all means more than it says.