Rapture panic and jokes have returned this week after a South African pastor predicted the end of the world on Sept. 23 , in line with the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

Pastor Joshua Mhlakela said in a June 17 interview that he spoke with Jesus Christ in a vision, and Christ told Mhlakela he would be returning to Earth from Sept. 23-24.

“The rapture is upon us , whether you are ready or not,” Mhlakela said. Christ “says to me, ‘On the 23rd and the 24th of September 2025, I will come to take my church.’”

Though the video is three months old, the news exploded on the internet over the weekend as the supposed day of reckoning approached. Thousands of “RaptureTok” videos began trending on TikTok, with people offering a variety of “tips and tricks” for the upcoming end of the worl

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