Washington: Evangelical Christians are flooding social media with messages about the possibility of the rapture, an end-times event some believe could unfold in September this year. The surge in videos has largely been led by a prediction from a South African pastor shared online. Rapture theories have long tied themselves to major world events, including the war between Israel and Palestine.
As envisioned by its believers, the rapture is a prophecy foretelling that faithful Christians will rise into the clouds to meet Jesus, leaving non-believers behind to face catastrophic trials, including plagues, fire and chaos.
Not all Christians accept this interpretation, and the term “rapture” itself does not appear in the Bible.
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