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Polycarp NOT to observe it (the
Passover) because he had ALWAYS
OBSERVED IT WITH JOHN THE
DISCIPLE OF OUR LORD, and the rest
of the apostles, with whom he
associated...." (Quoted from Eusebius’
Ecclesiastical History, Book V, Chap.
24, in the Nicene and Post-Nicene
Fathers, Vol. 1 -- emphasis ours.)
5. Were later true Christians
FORCED TO DEFEND their practice of
keeping YEHOVAH’s Passover at the
CORRECT TIME and in the CORRECT
WAY? Notice Revelation 2:9-10 and
the comment below.
COMMENT: Again, history
gives us the answer. Within 35 years the
Passover controversy broke out again.
Victor, bishop of Rome, attempted to
“CUT OFF WHOLE CHURCHES OF
GOD who observed the tradition of an
ancient custom" -- the TRUE PASS-
OVER!
Polycrates, another Christian
from Asia Minor, gave this forthright
answer to Victor in VINDICATION OF The Catholic Church of the Middle Ages persecuted true
THE TRUTH of YEHOVAH God: Christians for faithfully observing the Passover -- even to
“As for us, then, we SCRU- fiery death at the stake.
PULOUSLY OBSERVE THE EXACT
DAY, neither adding nor taking away. For in Revelation 2:10. Who was to perpetrate this
Asia great luminaries have gone to their rest, persecution? Revelation 2:9.
who shall rise again in the day of the coming of COMMENT: “The Synagogue of
the Lord...I speak of PHILIP, ONE OF THE Satan,” composed of those who said “they are
TWELVE APOSTLES...JOHN, moreover who Jews and are not” is none other than the great
reclined on the Lord’s bosom...then there is false church founded by Simon Magus -- the
POLYCARP...THESE ALL KEPT THE Roman Catholic Church!
PASSOVER ON THE FOURTEENTH DAY They CLAIMED to be the true “spiritual
OF THE MONTH [in the evening -- the Jews” -- true Christians -- but WERE NOT!
beginning of the 15th], IN ACCORDANCE They CLAIMED to be the Church “founded
WITH THE GOSPEL, WITHOUT EVER upon Jesus Christ,” but YEHOVAH God
DEVIATING FROM IT, BUT KEEPING TO Almighty calls them the “synagogue” or church
THE RULE OF FAITH!" (Ante-Nicene of SATAN THE DEVIL!
Fathers, Vol. 8, pp. 773-774 -- emphasis ours.) This GREAT FALSE CHURCH ACTU-
6. Wasn’t it prophesied that the Church ALLY PERSECUTED YEHOVAH’s TRUE
of YEHOVAH God in the city of Smyrna (in servants for KEEPING the Passover!
Asia Minor) would suffer persecution? 7. Will the Passover be kept by the

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