Overview

• With no Rapture on Sept. 23–24, prominent promoters apologized, deleted posts, went private, or fell silent across TikTok and other platforms.
• The viral claim stems from a June Centtwinz TV interview with South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela, who tied his forecast to Rosh Hashanah.
• Creators documented preparations such as selling belongings, quitting jobs, and leaving “left-behind” kits, while satire and memes dominated broader engagement.
• Faith leaders and scholars publicly rejected date-setting as contrary to scripture, urging believers to disregard such predictions.
• Some followers continued to hold out or floated new dates, and Centtwinz TV said Mhlakela is expected to give an interview on Friday.