On 23 September, social media erupted with speculation that the Rapture, the moment when Christians believe they will be taken up to meet Jesus Christ, might occur. The frenzy was sparked by South ...

Columnist Charita Goshay writes that another silly Rapture prediction detracts from Christians' earthly mission.

There's a side of social media that believes that the Rapture, or "end of the world," is set to happen on Tuesday, Sept. 23, or Wednesday, Sept. 24. Thousands of videos with the hashtag "#RaptureTok" ...

A pastor's prediction the Rapture will occur tomorrow, Sept. 23 or Wednesday, Sept. 24 has sparked a flurry of TikTok fear, with people believing the end of the world is upon us. A viral video ...

RaptureTok’ goes viral as Evangelical Christians predict the end of the world is today... or tomorrow - South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela claimed earlier this year that a rapture was coming ...

If you’ve been on social media recently, you may have seen people discussing the Rapture. But the 2025 version might not be what you expect. According to a South African preacher, the world is coming ...

A South African pastor has gone viral and sparked a flurry of social media posts after predicting the Rapture, a Christian belief relating to the end times, will happen this week. Earlier this month, ...

Rumblings about the rapture coming this week are taking over the internet because of South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela, who claimed he saw visions of Jesus returning on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New ...

Fears of the Rapture taking place on September 23 have come and gone in the latest Doomsday prediction to incorrectly mark the end of days. Despite the hysteria the viral sensation created, convincing ...

Some people posting about the rapture, and lots of people mocking it. Credit: Screenshots: TikTok / @sonj779 / @babywatercolors / @thediaryofrihanna UPDATE: Sep. 25, 2025, 2:15 p.m. EDT The Rapture ...

Philip C. Almond does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

(RNS) — The end is near, again. Hysteria and mockery rained down in equal measure after a South African pastor proclaimed Tuesday (Sept. 23) as the day of the rapture, a reference to the doctrine that ...