What is the rapture, and why does TikTok believe the end is coming?

By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland

If you believe that the end of the world is at hand, then you really need to know what the rapture is. Simply put, the rapture is the belief that, at any moment, Jesus Christ will descend from heaven to the sky and “rapture” all those who truly believe in Him into heaven. Those among the faithful who have already died will rise from the dead and also be translated into heaven.

Evangelical Christians on TikTok have been predicting the rapture will come…

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