Many people think the Rapture is happening right now because of a recent viral prediction by South African evangelical pastor Joshua Mhlakela. He claimed in a divine revelation that Jesus would return to take true believers to Heaven on or around September 23-24, 2025, coinciding with the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah (the Feast of Trumpets), which some Christians associate with biblical trumpet calls signaling the end times. This prophecy spread widely on social media platforms like TikTok, where evangelical users shared signs from the Bible and celestial events to support the prediction. The hashtag #rapturenow has thousands of videos preparing believers for the event. However, experts and many theologians remain skeptical, highlighting that past specific date predictions for the Rapture have not come true, and the Bible states no one knows the exact day or hour. The excitement is also fueled by a cultural backdrop of global turmoil and recent events, leading people to look for hopeful divine intervention.

In summary, the current widespread belief in the Rapture is mainly driven by a specific influential pastor's prediction linked to September 23rd and amplified by social media, especially TikTok, amid existing evangelical end- times beliefs and global unrest.