In 1997, a group of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult believed the 1995 discovery of the Hale-Bopp comet signaled a ...

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The Rapture is this week. You likely heard the warning weeks ago, but this time is the real deal — at least, that's what South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela now claims. Here's what to know about the ...

Are you getting "RaptureTok" content in your social media feeds? Well, you're not alone. Discussion of the end-times event has gone viral on social media following a pastor's prediction that the ...

A South African pastor declared the rapture was coming in September. When it didn't happen, he said he got the date wrong.

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