A Sermon by Reverend Hollis Ray Mathis

reetings, holy children of God, in the wonderful name of our lord and saviour Jesus, the Christ. The sermon subject for today is:

The Return of Jesus Christ for His bride the Church

The Return of Jesus Christ for His bride the Church Many men have tried to guess the day and time, but only God knows that, But we as saints of God know very close to the date. Let me reveal to you what God has revealed to me. If you will mark the day that the Antichrist begins to reign, and count forty two months from that day, you should be very close to the day the Lord Jesus returns. The day of Christ's return to the children of Satan, shall come as a thief in the night. But to the children of Light, the children of God, the return of Christ shall not come as a thief. 1Thessolonian:5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Multitudes of False prophets, prophesy that the Lord Jesus could return for His bride, the Church, any day. But that is not so, because the Holy Scriptures say that the Antichrist shall come first. 2Thessalonians:2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. (The Lord Jesus shall kill the Antichrist when he returns.) 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.(God is going to send a strong delusion to those that perish, that they might believe a lie.) 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. How long shall the Antichrist reign? He shall reign forty two months. Revelation:13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. (You shall know when the Antichrist begins his reign, for all the kingdoms of the earth shall come down to ten kingdoms. As the toes on the feet of the image that Daniel saw). Daniel 2:40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. (The ten kings give their power to the Antichrist.) Revelation:17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. (The Antichrist shall make war with the saints.) Daniel:7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. (42 months) 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. (And those that are behead during the Great Tribulation for their testimony shall raise in the first resurrection.) Revelation:20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Why would the False Prophets, the book salesmen, want you to believe that the Church, the saints of God, will not go through the Great Tribulation? Those people with itching ears would not pay ten cents for a book that would tell them they are going through the Great Tribulation. A man cannot serve God and Mammon. Matthew:6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Mammon defined, wealth and riches considered as an evil and corrupt influence) The first to be gathered when Christ returns are the tares, the children of Satan. The angels of God shall bind them and burn them. Matthew:13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Matthew:24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.. The first to be gathered are the tares, the children of Satan to be burned. To live through a time in which we as saints of God cannot buy or sell for forty two months takes planning. As God reveal to Joseph that there was going to be seven years of famine so that Joseph could prepare. So has God revealed to the children of God that the Antichrist shall reign forty two months. Remember what Joseph did in the time of famine in Egypt. The scriptures say that he laid up grain as the sands of the sea. Genesis 41:44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of on. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. Zaphnath-paaneah defined, one who discovers hidden things Genesis41:48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number. The woman in these scriptures I believe to be Israel. Revelation:12:2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. (The woman in these scriptures appears to be the mother of Jesus figurative of Israel. Notice that God has prepared a place for her for the forty two months the Antichrist is to reign.) Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.(Forty two months) What is the worst death that can happen to a person? I believe starvation if not the worst is very close. But the worst death is probably to watch your own child starve. There is coming a time when we as saints of God are not going be able to buy or sell without taking the mark of the beast. Revelation 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. If a person takes the mark of the beast, they will burn in the flames of hell for ever and ever. Revelations:14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Is it possible for a person to get so hungry that they would sell all they possess for a bowel of soup? Remember Esau. Genesis:25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. If you are a new convert to the Christian Religion, you may not know how to identify the False (apostles, prophets, evangelist, pastors, and teachers.) All men speak well of the false prophets .Luke:6:25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. The Law of Moses for righteous ended when John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness.Luke:16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. When men try to drag you back under the Law of Moses by saying that Christians are not to eat certain meats because they are spiritually unclean. You know that he is preaching the doctrine of the devil. 1Timothy:4:3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: The Lord God commanded Peter to kill and eat things that were previously unclean.Acts:10:12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.15 and the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.


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