The Rapture Doctrine vs. Biblical Doctrine
The case: “Does the 200 year old-ish invention of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture Doctrine line up with scripture or not?”
Our Advocate: Pastor Joseph Cortes of Faith Cometh By Hearing ministries.
Joe’s teaching style may be off putting at first. Let me explain why to get you over that learning curve immediately.
Teaching Christianity in today’s world (and for many years ramping up to it), has become a circus of entertainers, flashy sets, slick dressed, and practiced deliveries. Mega churches, huge productions, “Jesus Junk” merchandising, arousing musical services, and prosperity fueled “What can God do for you” sermons. This is not what you’ll get from Joe.
Pastor Cortes is a Biblical Scholar. He reads and writes Hebrew and Greek. He teaches like a college professor. There’s no fancy studio, no studio audience, no band, no merchandise, no nonsense.
He comes across sometimes as angry. He’s not angry, he’s fervent for the word of God.
Opening Statement
Watch the introduction sermon to “The Rapture” series now being produced in 2021. This video is part of an extensive series on the “Last Days” by Pastor Cortes. The archives can be found in the “Teaching Center” video section on the TeachingFaith.com website. Click here to go to it: https://www.teachingfaith.com/the-last-days
Rapture Part 1 – “What Is The Rapture?”
Recorded June 21, 2021
Rapture Pt 2 – Origins Of The Rapture Doctrine
Recorded June 28, 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes in part two of his “Rapture” series as he takes us to the origins of the rapture and pre-tribulation doctrines. We discover it dates back to some familiar names Joe first taught us about way back in Aug 16, 2009 in part two of “The Last Days” series called “End Time Doctrinal Myths” Here’s the link for those who want to see it: https://youtu.be/vtcF7GGpGMA
Rapture Pt 3: The Last Trump Is Not A Kazoo!
Recorded July 07, 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes as he continues unraveling the fictional doctrines of the “Rapture Theories” that plague the Christian church today. This lecture centers in on the question: “Is the rapture a silent and secret event (as the popular teachings suggest), that only those caught up will hear the Last Trump and see Jesus in the clouds?”
Rapture Pt 4 – Scofield Bible Errors
Recorded July 15, 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes as he looks at how C.I. Scofield would become used so masterfully to add credibility to a wildly false rapture doctrine that would affect untold millions of believers. Shifting them away from the truth and giving them a lie that has become the mainstay belief of modern Christianity.
Rapture Pt 5 – The Dead In Christ
Recorded July 26, 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes in this July 26 2021 continuation of his “Rapture” series. Now we’re introduced to three different events the Bible describes happening during “the rapture”. Hint: Only part of it happens in “the twinkling of an eye”, the others take time.
Rapture Pt 6 – What Comes First?
Recorded August 16, 2021
We know from part five there is a sequence of three events that happen at the coming of Jesus and the rapture. Join Pastor Joseph Cortes in part six of his “Rapture” series where he answers the question “What goes first?”.
Rapture Pt 7 – A Witnessed Rapture
Recorded August 19, 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes in part Seven of his rapture series where he finds solidarity with another likeminded author about the absurdity of a “Silent and secret rapture of the church”. All previous “raptures” recorded in the Bible were very public events. Always witnessed!
Rapture Pt 8 – What to Expect
Recorded August 26, 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes in this moving sermon about what we (the called out ones), can expect to happen as the return of Jesus and His catching us up, draws nearer and nearer.
Rapture Pt 9 – Together Until The Harvest
Recorded October 21, 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes as he picks up the Rapture series with this look at the fictional rapture doctrine that preaches all the “good people” aka born again Christians, will be removed for 7 years before the 2nd coming of Jesus so they won’t have to live through the “Great Tribulation”. Does the Bible say that? You’ll see!
Rapture Pt 10 – Parousia and Apokalupsis
October 25 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes discussing the overwhelming Biblical evidence against a Pre-Tribulation Rapture event followed by the real 2nd Coming seven years later after the tribulation. The evidence also ties us back to the Man of Sin and the antichrist’s involvement.
Rapture Pt 11 – Who Is The Thief Coming For?
October 28 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes as he tears into another old toothless tradition of the “Rapture Doctrine.” Is Christ really returning as a thief in the night to steal away His church? Let’s find out.
Rapture Pt 12 – One Taken, One Left
November 01, 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes as he ties in the belief by the promoters of a pre-tribulation rapture that Matthew 24:40 “Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left.” represents the rapture. But does it? Watch and find out!
Rapture Pt 13 – In Like Manner
November 04, 2021
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes in this continuation of his “rapture” series where he picks it up at looking at the question: “Does the Bible support the Second Coming as one event or split up into several events over a seven year time span as is widely believed today?” The answer is scriptural, plain, and simple. As it should be.
Rapture Pt 14 – What Is The Last Trump?
February 03, 2022
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes as he picks up in the Last Days series where he left off about “The Rapture.” This sermon centers in on the “Last Trump” and the three different events in scripture which describe it. Commonly misrepresented as three different trumpets by the “Pre-tribulation Rapture” theorists.
Rapture Pt 15 – The Rapture Delusion
February 14, 2022
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes as he demonstrates how the modern day rapture doctrines of Pretribulationism are a masterminded virus inserted in to history to shift Protestants from pointing (incorrectly), to the Catholic church as the Beast and Antichrist machine. Chances are, you’ve been infected!
Rapture Pt 16 – Sound Of A Trumpet
February 17, 2022
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes as he centers in on the happenings that prelude the sound of the 7th Trumpet and the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Rapture Pt 17 – Soul Sleep Pt 1
February 21, 2022
Join Pastor Joseph Cortes in this five-part lecture about the controversial subject of “Soul Sleeping” as taught by many Christian dogmas. Soul Sleeping is believed (and taught) to be a state of rest for your soul/spirit after you die. Completely oblivious to anything until Christ returns to “wake you up.” But is it Biblical? Watch and find out!
Rapture Pt 18 – Soul Sleep Pt 2
March 14, 2022
Rapture Pt 19 – Soul Sleep Pt 3
March 24, 2022
Rapture Pt 20 – Soul Sleep Pt 4
March 28, 2022
Rapture Pt 21 – Soul Sleep Pt 5
April 4, 2022
