Prepare for the worst: The world will end by Wednesday at the latest, according to a preacher whose prediction has swept the globe.

Joshua Mhlakela, a South African pastor, claimed Jesus came to him in a series of dreams and gave him signs based on a soccer tournament pointing to the world ending by Tuesday Sept. 23, or Wednesday Sept. 24 at the latest.

The prediction, one in a long line of dates for the Rapture which have so far failed to materialize, languished on a YouTube channel for months but with only hours to go, became a viral phenomenon.

“He [Jesus] said:‘There will be no World Cup 2026’... Because life on Earth will not be business as usual for those who are left behind,” the pastor said about one of his visions in an interview.

The pastor then explained that he had to res

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