In this broadcast, Herbert W. Armstrong asserts that Christ's crucifixion did not occur on Friday and His resurrection was not on Sunday morning. The 40-day observation of Lent came from the worship of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar or Astarte. Most of the traditions of Catholicism and Protestantism derive from Babylonian mystery religion which God condemns (Deuteronomy 12:30). A Christian, on the other hand, is one in whom Christ lives through God's Holy Spirit. A true Christian will continue to observe the Passover, using the emblems which Christ instituted.

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