Overview

• South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela’s June YouTube interview naming Sept. 23–24 as the Rapture dates has resurfaced widely, with the CettwinzTV video drawing roughly 550,000 views, according to Metro.
• Thousands of TikToks under #RaptureTok mix earnest preparation with parody, with some creators saying they sold cars or quit jobs in anticipation, as reported by Hindustan Times, the Daily Dot, and Vibe.
• A major thread in the trend centers on pets, with viral posts debating whether dogs and other animals would be taken, a concern highlighted by the New York Post and Metro.
• Know Your Meme documents the August–September spread, including compilation clips and tongue‑in‑cheek “rapture tips” drawing seven‑figure view counts as the purported date nears.
• Analyses from outlets such as IFLScience and Complex note there is no factual basis for the forecast and place it in the long history of failed date‑setting, including the widely publicized 2011 prediction by Harold Camping.