A South African pastor’s apocalyptic prophecy has gone viral, fueling a wave of questions, ridicule, and memes across social media as some brace for the Rapture to take place on Sept. 23.

Pastor Joshua Mhlakela, who says Jesus appeared to him in a divine vision, declared the Rapture would coincide with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

In interviews and YouTube videos , Mhlakela warned that “the Rapture is upon us” and that he is “a billion percent sure.”

The prediction has sparked a viral TikTok trend under the hashtag #RaptureTok, where users share everything from prayerful testimonies to satirical skits showing empty clothes in driveways and “rapture tips,” like buying new underwear for a proper send-off.

Some TikTok creators say they’ve quit jobs or sold belongings in anticipat

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