Social media videos are announcing that Tuesday is the rapture, and individuals are discussing how they are getting ready for the end of the world.

TikTok videos on what has been dubbed “#RaptureTok” have featured people selling things like homes or automobiles and making notes or putting pictures on their phone lock screens to tell others what occurred and why they are no longer there.

What is the Rapture?

The belief in the rapture is not universal among Christians. According to Bible expert Bart Ehrman, author of Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End, this shouldn’t be shocking because the word “rapture” isn’t used in the Bible.

It is regarded by some who believe it to be a prophetic of what will occur in the end times and prior to Jesus’ second coming. Rapture theologians hold that genuine Christians will ascend into the clouds “to meet the Lord in the air” when the rapture commences.

Why is it trending in Social media?

A number of people who think that the Rapture is coming are getting ready for it. People selling their houses and cars, as well as quitting their jobs, have been reported. Several social media users have posted “Rapture trip tips” for other believers, such as @sonj779 on TikTok.

In one such video, TikTok user @sonj779 stated, “I advise that you don’t hold on to anything when you finally start moving up into the air.” “Looking down is definitely not something I advise. I believe Lot’s wife taught us that lesson. Simply remain composed, inhale deeply, exhale gradually, and maintain an upward-facing gaze.

People reacting with surprise and even some contempt are mixed in with some who appear to be sincerely worried that the rapture may occur soon in the trending videos.

Nonetheless, end-times ideas are not especially uncommon in the US, where many of the films are produced.

Nearly half of all Christians in the US, or roughly 47%, respond “yes” when asked if they think “we are living in the end times,” according to a 2022 Pew Research Center study.

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