(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 ...
The Second Coming represents a core belief in the Christian tradition, asserting that Jesus Christ will return to Earth ...
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 ...
In the history of Christian thought, the idea of the rapture before the Tribulation is a relatively recent innovation.
California doomsday preacher Harold Camping predicted the Rapture would happen on May 21, 2011. His independent Christian media empire spent millions of dollars to spread the word. He gave up public ...
Christians on TikTok are weighing in on the rapture. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Kingdom Wealth/TikTok, Tilahun Desalegn/TikTok, romans.ten.9through11/TikTok) The rapture is here — that ...
One pastor’s viral vision has believers walking on water in anticipation. A South African pastor recently claimed that Jesus could be making a return on Sept. 23, with the Feast of Trumpets ringing in ...
According to Christian TikTok, the Rapture is coming on Tuesday. They’re preparing by selling off their worldly possessions and quitting their jobs, and offering Rapture advice. On June 17, 2025, a ...
The Christian pastor and others who falsely predicted the end of the world on September 23 are speaking out after nothing happened. Pastor Joshua Mhlakela, a South African preacher, claimed Jesus ...
The Rapture is near — at least according to an apocalyptic prophecy by one South African man who says it will fall on Sept. 23 or 24. His claim has gone viral, with some believing it will mark the end ...
The Rapture is near — at least according to an apocalyptic prophecy by one South African man who says it will fall on Sept. 23 or 24. His claim has gone viral, with some believing it will mark the end ...