A pastor’s viral Rapture prediction for September 23-24 has sparked the social media craze ‘Rapture Tok.’ Psychologists explain why apocalyptic thinking thrives during times of uncertainty.

If you’ve been on social media, particularly on TikTok, this week, you may have seen references made to an upcoming rapture or the end of the world as we know it. Some internet users have taken to ...

If you’ve been on social media recently, you may have seen people discussing the Rapture. But the 2025 version might not be what you expect. According to a South African preacher, the world is coming ...

I rarely discuss end-time events, but I’ve been receiving emails with questions pertaining to the church being removed from ...

In 1997, a group of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult believed the 1995 discovery of the Hale-Bopp comet signaled a rapture, as scientists believed it would pass closest to the Earth in March 1997.

Scan your social media feed and you're likely to see the end of the world predicted. A South African pastor, Joshua Mhlakela, predicted the rapture would occur on Sept. 23 and 24 in an interview with ...

Philip C. Almond does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

If you've been online recently, you may have come across posts about the rapture — or end of times — happening this week, specifically on Sept. 23. While some are panicking about the potential event, ...

Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats to believe they will be taken up in the biblical Rapture, according to a new YouGov poll. The September 23 poll of 4,041 U.S. adults found that ...