Some TikTokers have been busy stockpiling beans and Bibles ahead of what they claim is the Rapture, scheduled for September 23rd, 2025 (tomorrow).

The trend, dubbed "#RaptureTok," has so-called clairvoyant Christians giving all kinds of advice about how to prep for doomsday.

The clips range from people giving travel advice to those who will be getting "saved," to prepping survival kits for the family members they're certain won't be joining them in heaven.

But what started as niche Christian prophecy videos has since spiraled into a strange mix of sincere end-times planning and viral parody. Here's a quick recap of the trend and conspiracy theory that a Biblical rapture is, supposedly, on the horizon.

What's RaptureTok, And What Are People Posting On There?

The wave began in August 2025, when TikTok user @angelamcgirk shared a video about secretly preparing for her husband's fate as one of the "left behind."

In the post, she showed off the canned food and survival gear she had accumulated, adding that she'd been fighting a "spiritual battle" for him. The clip picked up over 90,000 views and 4,000 likes in two months.

@angelamcgirk Time to write those letters.💔 #raptureready #leftbehind #spiritualbattle #fightonmyknees #praying ♬ Evergreen – Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners

Two weeks later, TikToker @legacypays posted a video recounting a follower's husband's dream warning of a "September Rapture," calling it further "confirmation." That one gathered more than 80,000 views and 3,000 likes in a month, and was one of several videos posted by the TikToker about the upcoming Rapture.

@legacypays More confirmations that point to a September rapture. @missraerae84 #christian #christiantiktok #endtimes#prophecy #rapture ♬ original sound – Denise Charles

@legacypays Who excited for the 23rd?!! #christian#christiantiktok#rapture#endtimes @RAPTURE_NOW ♬ original sound – Denise Charles

By September, the content became more theatrical. TikToker @sonj779 released her fifth installment of "Rapture Trip Tips," telling viewers in her video to relax and pray they’re not on the toilet when God calls them skyward.

She also told her followers to avoid looking down when they "start to float," calling on the story of Lot's wife, who was turned to a pillar of salt for looking back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah despite being warned by the angels not to.

That video gathered over 400,000 plays and 11,000 likes in three weeks.

@sonj779 Final departure procedure includes relaxing, don’t look down, and pray you’re not on the toilet. #pretrib #pretribrapture #tribulation #christiantiktok ♬ original sound – Sonja

The theme wasn’t limited to TikTok either. Search traffic reflected the anxiety (and general curiosity), with spikes in queries like "what time is the rapture," "what happens if you're left behind," and even "post-rapture pet care."

The videos turned the trend into a genuine source of stress for certain audiences and endless fodder for parody for everyone else.

Is This The First Time People Thought That The Rapture Was Upon Us?

No. Perhaps the most famous and semi-recent case came in 2011, when Christian radio host Harold Camping predicted the Rapture would occur on May 21st.

Camping had already struck out with a failed 1994 prophecy, but this time, he doubled down with a timeline that ended in global annihilation on October 21st, 2011. When nothing happened, the internet lit up with memes and reactions.

On Reddit, a thread called "Operation Rapture" circulated instructions to scatter clothes on the street at dawn to fake mass disappearances. An eBay seller listed "$100,000 post-Rapture life insurance" for $19.99, noting there would be no refunds if God postponed or canceled. Others offered niche services, such as "After the Rapture Pet Care" and "Eternal Earth-Bound Pets U.S.," which promised atheists would watch over the dogs and cats abandoned when believers ascended.

How Did Internet Users React To #RaptureTok?

Outside the niche community of doomsday preppers, #RaptureTok mostly turned into a punchline.

On September 21st, 2025, TikToker @haileeann8 uploaded a Parks and Recreation clip in which a man insists the world will end tomorrow. She captioned it, “What it feels like being on #rapturetok.” The video gathered over 1 million views and 200,000 likes in just a day.

@haileeann8 AND REPEAT every year lol #rapture #fyp #parksandrec #parksandrecreation ♬ original sound – Hailee Ann

That same day, TikTok user @jubileedawns stitched together a compilation of the most intense prophecy clips, mocking how people had latched onto September as the divine deadline. The montage earned 2.5 million views and 200,000 likes in a mere 24 hours.

@jubileedawns Rapture 2025???👀 #rapture #exvangelical #religioustrauma #deconstruction #stitch ♬ original sound – Jubilee Dawn

The jokes later spilled onto Twitter / X. On September 20th, X user @kiwehhhhh claimed their psychiatrist of 10 years had abruptly joined a Rapture group and closed their practice. The tweet gathered over 40,000 likes in a single day as it continued spreading over the weekend.

true story: the psychiatrist I've been seeing for almost a DECADE went bonkers and joined this exact rapture group out of NOWHERE and PERMANENTLY CLOSED HIS PRACTICE this week https://t.co/MW27TXsCsD

— kiwi 🪬🍉🖇️ (@kiwehhhhh) September 21, 2025

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For the full history of RaptureTok, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.