The Rapture - Take 2

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent rapture prediction by Joshua Mhlakela and explores the concept of the rapture and the second coming of Christ.

Show Notes Lemuel: I am Lemuel Gonzalez, repentant sinner, and along with Amity Armstrong, your heavenly host, I invite you to find a place in the pew for today’s painless Sunday School lesson. Without Works. Amity: Joshua Mhlakela, South African preacher and false prophet made a prediction during an interview in June: He claimed a vision of Christ on the throne announcing his return during Rosh Hashanah, the first of the Jewish high holy days. Mhlakela declared that on September 24-25, of 2025, the Lord Jesus Christ, would return in power and glory, taking away all the faithful. He would appear in the Eastern sky, creating a manifestation visible to everyone, everywhere in the world. A trumpet, or the sound of a trumpet, would announce his appearance. This was his third prediction of the rapture this year. Like the previous two, this prediction did not come to pass. Lemuel: This was the most recent in hundreds, or possibly thousands, of predicted returns, the earliest of them dating to 500 AD. None of them have been accurate. It may be best, at this point, to clarify what the rapture, and the second coming of Christ are. They are two separate things both inspired by…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lemuel Gonzalez, Amity Armstrong

Topics covered

• rapture
• second coming
• Christian prophecy
• predictions
• faith
• spirituality

Keywords

• rapture
• Joshua Mhlakela
• predictions
• second coming
• Christianity
• prophecy

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