A doomsday prophecy spread by a South African pastor has ignited a viral firestorm of both fear and ridicule on social media.
While most people laughed at the idea, ridiculing the phenomenon with the label “RaptureTok,” others took it very seriously. Some users have allegedly gone as far as to sell their belongings, and even quit their jobs, fully convinced that the end of the world is nigh.
The prediction stems from Joshua Mhlakela, a Christian pastor who claims he was taken to heaven in a vision and shown the return of Jesus Christ.
