Overview

• Pastor Joshua Mhlakela said on a CettwinzTV YouTube interview that a vision told him Jesus would return on September 23–24, 2025.
• Content tagged as “RaptureTok” on TikTok mixes earnest preparation tips with satire as the purported dates approach.
• A prominent thread of posts and comments fixates on whether pets, especially dogs, would be taken in the Rapture.
• Reports highlight real-world behavior changes, including a TikTok user identified as Tilahun Desalegn claiming he sold his car because he expects to be raptured.
• Coverage notes the prophecy’s lack of verification, cites the interview’s roughly 550,000 views, and places the moment within a history of failed end-times dates such as Harold Camping’s 2011 prediction.