It's the End of the World... again

[guyfriday]

I'm curious why this isn't being talked about here:
Rapture Theory Explained: Why Some People Think The World Will End Today - Newsweek

A South African pastor's apocalyptic prophecy has sparked widespread panic—and ridicule—across social media, as some Christian believers brace for the Rapture to take place today.The viral claim by Joshua Mhlakela, who says Jesus personally revealed the date of his return in a divine vision, has led some followers to sell possessions and prepare for what they believe is the end of days.

Seems odd that it was discussed a bit on some religious forums but today is kind of silent.

The article goes on to point out:

The phenomenon, which has gained momentum through TikTok under the hashtag #RaptureTok, centers around Mhlakela's assertion that the Rapture, when faithful Christians will be taken up to heaven, will align with the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, which falls on September 23 and 24 this year.
 
The prediction has prompted a wide range of reactions, from genuine spiritual anticipation to open skepticism from religious scholars and mainstream pastors.
 
Mhlakela first shared his prophecy in an interview with Centtwinz TV and on YouTube, claiming that Jesus appeared to him and declared he would "come to take my church" on September 23 or 24, 2025, aligning with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
 
This assertion, though not grounded in any definitive scriptural timeline, resonated widely, particularly among evangelical TikTok users.
 
Some pointed to signs in Revelation 12 and various astrological alignments involving the constellations Virgo and Leo as evidence that prophecy was being fulfilled.

I wonder TikTok and a sub-Reddit are the reason why people are ignoring this topic. Though I also find it a bit out of sorts that the Vatican, which supported the notion, seeming has zero statements or even talks about this "Rapture" date. 

If true it should be sometime between now and 24 hours from now. In the meantime, what does the community think is the reason for all the silence about this?

[Vermilion]

Matthew 24:36

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

[Kurokage]

As usual, we're all still here and the nutjobs haven't been 'raptured'....
 

The modern concept of the rapture, where believers are taken up into heaven while others are “left behind”, is not an ancient Christian belief. According to McClellan, it is primarily the work of John Nelson Darby in the 1820s and 1830s. Darby was the first to systematically lay out a detailed timeline of events: Christ’s return, the rapture of the church, the tribulation, and beyond.
 Before Darby, Christians certainly discussed passages like 1 Thessalonians 4, where Paul speaks of believers meeting Christ “in the clouds.” But they didn’t interpret this as an escape from earth. Instead, they understood Paul to be drawing on Greco-Roman imagery of triumphal processions. In that cultural context, when a victorious ruler returned to a city, the people would go out to meet him and then escort him back inside the city walls. Paul adapts this imagery: believers rise to meet Christ in the sky, and then, together, they return with Him to earth.

[sahgwa]

It's the end of the world as we know it. And I feel fiiiiiine

[rickymouse]

Well, the odds of anyone getting into heaven in the Rapture is probably around the same as someone winning the Powerball.

I am not planning on getting sucked up.  Even if I did, someone said that if it happens, you should never look back...remember about the woman looking back turning to stone in the bible.  If I beat the powerball odds, I surely would want to look down at the earth since I will never be able to go into orbit and experience it in life, my curiousity would doom me. 

I'm prepared for the rapture, bought six more cans of Folgers coffee this week, got them at less than seven fifty for the twenty five point nine ounce can.  That gives us enough coffee now in stock...eighteen cans of some brands we like...to keep from experiencing hell on earth for at least eight months.  It doesn't take a Rapture to make your life hell.

Paid cash for all that coffee too, feel Rich as hell now. ...being my name is Rich

[UltraBudgie]

what if all these times its predicted its correct and everyone else just jumps into a different mandela world and doesn't notice

[KKLoco]

We got 3I ATLAS too. PLEASE be a mother ship coming to destroy our overlords….

I’m down for a rapture. Whatever it takes to get me out of this prison.

[Martin75]

what if all these times its predicted its correct and everyone else just jumps into a different mandela world and doesn't notice

I read a story about that a couple of nights ago.  Interesting theory and an interesting mandela cause and effect.

[IAMTAT]

So today's the rapture?


Anyone hear from DB Cowboy today?

[David64]

So today's the rapture?


Anyone hear from DB Cowboy today?

He's out fighting crime today.