Overview

• South African preacher Joshua Mhlakela claims a vision revealed Jesus would return on Sept. 23–24, timing he links to Rosh Hashanah.
• His June interview on YouTube and CenttwinzTV spread across platforms, driving hashtags such as #RaptureTok and #rapturenow that mix earnest appeals with parody.
• Reports describe isolated cases of people selling cars and homes, quitting jobs, leaving phones and passwords accessible, and assembling “left-behind” kits.
• Religious scholars and mainstream commentators note the rapture is not universally held doctrine and cite biblical warnings against date-setting, along with practical objections like time zones.
• News outlets emphasize there is no verification beyond the original clip and social posts, recalling prior failed predictions by figures such as Harold Camping.