*THE GOOD FRIDAY DECEPTION*
_By: XT.AMB.DR. EFFIONG JOHN_

It is written “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free”. *ST John 8:32.* Without fear of contradiction, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is a place where the unclothedness of truth is laid bare to its adherents. A case in point is the day of crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Contrary to popular belief that Christ was crucified on Friday on account of which the nomenclature *Good Friday* was derived, members of the Brotherhood of the Cross & Star (BCS) have been taught from inception by their Father Leader Olumba Olumba Obu that Christ was actually crucified on *Thursday* for which reason all members of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star *‘fast & pray’* every Thursday and the nomenclature *Holy Thursday* given to this unique day in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice of Our Lord Jesus Christ. In the words of Leader Olumba Olumba Obu,

“I am opposed to any falsehood in the world, including the Jesus Christ's death saga. The calculation is misleading. The case of His birthday, which had been fixed for convenience could be tolerable, but for the death upon which the salvation of the generality of mankind depends, nobody should toy or falsify it on any account…you have already been told that the Jews counted 6am to 6pm as one day, and from 6pm to 6am as one night. It then proves that *from 6am to 6pm on Thursday was one day, 6pm on Thursday to 6am on Friday was one night. 6am to 6pm on Friday made the second day and from 6pm on Friday to 6am on Saturday made the second night. The third day was from 6am to 6pm on Saturday. The third night was from 6pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday”.*
(Culled from: Everlasting Gospel of Leader Olumba Olumba Obu, Vol 1. THE MATHEMATICS OF GOOD-FRIDAY “STREAMLINED”)

To think that a man who has never had any formal attendance in school can correct long standing doctrines held by professors of theology, albeit erroneously, gives credence to his ultimate authority and understanding of universal events and their dynamics and as such does not need to be taught by man.


*THE EXPOSITION*
Our Lord Jesus Christ emphasized in *ST* *Matthew 12:40* thus
“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth”.
Consequently, Christ was sentenced to death at the 6th hour, executed at the 9th hour after which he gave up the ghost. ( *ST Matthew 27:45-50* ). The evening of the same day, he was buried in the tomb prepared by Joseph of Arimathaea. ( *ST Matthew 27:57-60* ). There is however no confusion about the day of the Lord’s resurrection which is “Sunday” but the confusion has always been on the exact day of his crucifixion. Understandably, the confusion derives from *Matthew 27:62, Mark 15:42, Luke 23:54,* and *John 19:31* where references were made to “ *THE PREPARATION* ” as a day Christ was crucified. For instance in *Mark 15:42* it reads,

“ _And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath_ ”.

Putting it more clearly, the “ *preparation* ” is the day that precedes the Sabbath in the jewish tradition. However, what man has failed to ask is whether the “ *preparation* ” so mentioned in the scriptures above was the “ *preparation* ” preceding *THE SEVEN-DAY WEEKLY SABBATH* which always falls on Friday or the “ *preparation* ” of *THE FEAST OF PASSOVER* which takes place at the fourteenth day of the first month and this precedes *THE HIGH SABBATH* which takes place on the fifteenth day of the first month of the year ( *Lev 23:5-7, St Matthew 26:1-2, St John 19:31* ). No matter what day Passover was observed, the next day automatically became the Sabbath (www.blueletterbible.com) and this particular Sabbath was known as *THE HIGH SABBATH* and was alluded to in *John 19:31 as A HIGH DAY.*
*Lev 23:5-7*
“ _In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’S Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein”_

*St Matthew 26:1-2* “ _And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, Ye know that after two days is the feast of the Passover and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified”._

*St John 19:31*
“ _The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day was an high day,)…”_

Christ died on the fourteenth day of the first month, the day before the annual Sabbath of the fifteenth day of the first month (www.bibleinsight.com) and this day can assume any of the days of the week from Monday to Sunday!
If truly Christ was crucified on Good Friday as popularly believed and resurrected on Sunday, how will that give us three days and three nights as written in ST Matthew 12:40? It will only give two days and two nights and the word of God does not lie for he says,
“…Let God be true, but every man a liar…” *Romans 3:4.*

Conversely, if we take Thursday as the day Christ was buried, the estimation of three days and three nights will certainly fall on Sunday! Such recondite wisdom can’t be found anywhere else but in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star.

Much as it’s difficult to correct a long standing erroneously held religious dogma, we can all choose to live a lie or accept the truth and adopt same. This is the time of the Holy Spirit where all truth must be revealed in fulfillment of the promise of Christ in *John 16:13-14* thus,
_
“Howbeit when he, the spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he shall shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you”._

This was further corroborated by Paul the Apostle as he was humble enough to identify the limitations of his knowledge about the things of the spirit when he said,

“ _For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away”._ *1st Corinthians 13:9-10* .

Finally, after receiving this universal truth, and without fear of controversy , it’s high time we did away with the false doctrine of the *Good Friday* and adopt the true doctrine of the *Holy Thursday* .
Let this truth be given the widest publicity.
THANK YOU FATHER!

lalasticala
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seun

Don't force your ignorance on everyone brotherhood of cross and star kill you there....

the guy is right though.

Factfinder1:
Don't force your ignorance on everyone brotherhood of cross and star kill you there....

Lol! Hahaha. Well Bro. I understand. the truth can sometimes be painful especially when it's not coming from your own favorite source.
some people mind now! I am still looking for faults on this issue... I have not seen. Could this be true. No no. not from this Man they called Olumba.
ok better still, let me find some accusations, that he is this or that.
Peace Bro.