Evangelical Christians have been sharing warnings and advice in videos on social media in preparation for the potential imminent rapture, an end times prophecy some people believe could happen on September 23 or 24 this year.

Although the current wave of videos have seemingly been inspired by a South African pastor’s prediction shared on YouTube, rapture predictions have also long been linked to real world events, including Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza .

So what is the rapture, and why are some Evangelical Christians predicting the end of the world could happen this week?

Here’s what you need to know:

What is the rapture?

Not all Christians share a belief in the rapture.

This perhaps shouldn’t be surprising, since the word “rapture” does not appear in the Bible, according t

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