Over the past few days, a new subgenre on TikTok has exploded in popularity: RaptureTok.

It’s become almost impossible to scroll through the social media platform without encountering content about the Rapture—a belief held in some Christian denominations (particularly American Evangelicalism) that believers will ascend to Heaven upon Jesus Christ’s second coming to the Earth.

While it’s unclear exactly how this content took hold, its starting point appears to be a prediction from South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela, who said in an interview with the YouTube channel Cettwinz TV on September 9 that he saw Jesus returning in a vision on September 23 or 24. As of this writing, the video has nearly 400,000 views.

A quick search on TikTok reveals dozens of videos of Christian content creato

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