The Fate of the King Who Defiled the Temple with Pig's Blood

Antiochus IV's Desecration of the Jerusalem Temple and Forced Apostasy

Worldly power that defiled the holy altar and tried to wipe out the Law
Antiochus, king of the Seleucid Empire, desecrated the Temple in Jerusalem to show off his power.

He offered unclean pigs on the holy altar and defiled the Temple with their blood.
He forced the people who worshipped God to abandon the Law and follow idols, and he mocked what was holy.

The Maccabean Revolt and the Purification of the Temple

An armed struggle against religious oppression that ended in reclaiming the Temple
This event eventually sparked the Maccabean Revolt.

The Jewish people rose up in arms, finally retook the Temple and purified it again.

The King's Sudden Illness and Miserable Decline

Collapse in physical agony during a campaign in the East
Meanwhile Antiochus, the king who had trampled the Temple, suddenly fell ill during a campaign in the East.
His body grew weaker and weaker, and he crumbled helplessly in terrible pain.

His body rotted and the pain grew worse by the day.
A few years later he met a miserable end.

Divine Judgment and Late Regret in the Books of Maccabees

The decay of the body as the price of blasphemy
The Second Book of Maccabees in particular records his last days like this:

his body rotted and bred worms, and in extreme agony
he regretted — too late — that this was punishment for defiling the Temple.

Conclusion: The Limits of Power That Opposes the Holy

Human kings collapsing helplessly before eternal divine sovereignty
History sometimes tells us this:
power that tramples what is holy does not last long.