CAN slams fake preachers as failed rapture wrecks lives
The failed rapture prophecy of a South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela has left many who believed in his prediction in shock and despair, with some lamenting losing jobs, homes, and belongings.
Mhlakela had predicted that the rapture would take place between Tuesday, September 23, and Wednesday, September 24.
Rapture is a popular Christian belief that Jesus Christ would return to take his followers to heaven after angels have sounded trumpets.
While this Biblical teaching is believed to be true, several doomsday preachers had made predictions about when it would happen, which had failed.
Mhlakela claimed that Jesus appeared to him in a vision and revealed the exact date when the world would end.
He had stated that the rapture would take place during the Feast of Trumpets, also called Rosh Hashanah, a two-day Jewish festival that some Christians believe pointed prophetically to the rapture and the second coming of Christ.
“The rapture is upon us, whether you are ready or not, the rapture will happen in 14 days from now,” Mhlakela said in an interview with a YouTube channel CettwinzTV.
I’m a billion per cent sure that we are going to see the Lord, the rapture is going to happen. I don’t know how to assure you, but I give you a billion per cent that it is going to happen. The date of the 23rd which is going to be the rapture of the church, this date is irrefutable, it is final,” he added.
The prophecy later went viral and generated mixed reactions.
While some dismissed it as another doomsday prediction, others took it seriously, resigning from their jobs, selling off property, and preparing for what they believe will be the end of days.
Using the hashtag #RaptureTok, many users on TikTok expressed their preparation for the rapture.
One user, Hannah Gallman, claimed God confirmed the prophecy with her in a vision.
She said, “When I heard about Joshua’s vision, I took it seriously because it lined up with a timeframe I was already looking at. I really do believe this is happening next week. I’m not going to say 100 per cent that it will, but the confirmation God has given me seems to be pointing to next week.”
“I’m a billion per cent sure that we are going to see the Lord, the rapture is going to happen. I don’t know how to assure you, but I give you a billion per cent that it is going to happen. The date of the 23rd which is going to be the rapture of the church, this date is irrefutable, it is final,” he added.
The prophecy later went viral and generated mixed reactions.
While some dismissed it as another doomsday prediction, others took it seriously, resigning from their jobs, selling off property, and preparing for what they believe will be the end of days.
Using the hashtag #RaptureTok, many users on TikTok expressed their preparation for the rapture.
One user, Hannah Gallman, claimed God confirmed the prophecy with her in a vision.
She said, “When I heard about Joshua’s vision, I took it seriously because it lined up with a timeframe I was already looking at. I really do believe this is happening next week. I’m not going to say 100 per cent that it will, but the confirmation God has given me seems to be pointing to next week.”
