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South African pastor predicts Rapture between October 12 and 13
South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela says the Rapture will happen between October 12 and 13, 2026.
In Christian belief, the Rapture is when believers are gathered to meet Jesus, as part of events leading to his return and Judgment Day.
Mhlakela says visions led him to the date and that God delayed the event by a year to give people more time to repent.
He also says a calendar error shifted his earlier prediction from September to October.
He has repeatedly predicted the Rapture since September 2025, but those earlier dates passed without the event happening.
His September 2025 prediction led some people who saw his warnings online to sell homes and cars and quit their jobs.
Some Christians reject setting a date, saying it conflicts with Jesus’s teaching that no one knows when he will return.
Mhlakela’s latest prediction is for October 12 or 13, but no further next steps are stated.
South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela predicts that the Rapture will take place between October 12 and 13, 2026.
He says visions from Jesus revealed the date and that a calendar error moved the event from September into October.
Mhlakela says God delayed the final judgment by a year to give humanity more time to repent.
He previously predicted the Rapture would occur on September 23, 2025, but that prediction did not come true.
Some Christians reject claims that the date of the Rapture can be known, saying date-setting conflicts with Jesus’s teachings.
- Who
- Pastor Joshua Mhlakela, a South African preacher, made the prediction.
- What
- He predicts the Rapture will occur between October 12 and 13, 2026.
- When
- He made the prediction ahead of October 12, 2026; the article was published that day.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Mhlakela says visions from Jesus revealed the date and that a calendar error shifted it into October.
Joshua Mhlakela
Christians who oppose setting a date for the Rapture
Date of the Rapture
Joshua Mhlakela
Mhlakela says visions from Jesus revealed it will occur between October 12 and 13, 2026.
Christians who oppose setting a date for the Rapture
They say revealing a date goes against Jesus’s teachings.
Meaning of the prediction
Joshua Mhlakela
Mhlakela urges people to have faith and describes the Rapture as a cause for celebration for Christians.
Christians who oppose setting a date for the Rapture
They reject claims that the Rapture’s date has been revealed.
Mhlakela predicted the Rapture would take place, but it did not.
Mhlakela repeatedly predicted the Rapture and pushed back the date when earlier predictions failed.
Mhlakela’s latest prediction placed the Rapture between October 12 and 13.
- Pastor
- Joshua Mhlakela
- Predicted date
- October 12–13, 2026
- Previous prediction
- September 23, 2025
- Livestream
- Nearly three hours on YouTube
- Biblical passage cited
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
What people are saying
In these last moments before we see the Rapture, even now the Lord is still willing to save a soul. Those who are willing, come now. He's calling you.
People, celebrate, because you are about to see the Lord. You are about to see the Lord. You must have faith. You must believe,
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