Preacher who predicted end of world 'rapture' has awkward live reaction after predictions fail

You might be just as disappointed as many others across social media that the world as we know it didn't end earlier this week, but perhaps seeing the awkward reaction of the preacher behind the prophecy might make up for it in the end.

Some people decided to quit their jobs, and others went as far as selling their possessions, cars, and even their houses in preparation for the rapture to arrive on Tuesday.

This is far from the first time that a prophecy of the world's end has enraptured large parts of the religious community, as previous events have occurred in 2012 with the conclusion of the Mayan calendar and half a decade ago following a prediction from known mystic Jeane Dixon.

This recent event, however, was inspired by a prophecy from South African preacher Joshua Mhlakela, as he boldly claimed that Earth would begin to 'shake' with 'such power' starting from Tuesday, and it would eventually end with believers being raptured up to heaven.

According to Mhlakela, God will 'rescue the Christians out of the world' across September 23rd and 24th, which coincidentally coincides with the Jewish new year, otherwise known as Rosh Hashanah.

This represents the return of Christ for many Christians, and it made it easy enough for many to go along with Mhlakela's prediction in preparation for the end of times.

Considering the fact that you're reading this now though, it turns out that his prophecy wasn't exactly as true as he'd hoped, and we all get to see the awkward moment he realized this in real time thanks to a live stream.

As reported by the International Business Times, a video shared by TikTok account luc_m1, Joshua Mhlakela was on a live stream in the late hours of September 23, as he and six others waited for the clock to strike midnight which would surely be the moment that they and many others were raptured up to heaven.

People's arms were raised, eyes were closed, and everyone appeared to be full of hope at one minute to midnight, yet when nothing happened for another nine minutes the preacher started to get nervous.

He asked if the people on the live stream 'wanted to take a break', and then speculated quite 'how God works this out' before asserting that all he knows is the 'two days' – making reference to it being within the boundaries of Tuesday and Wednesday, and the latter wasn't over quite yet.

"Please keep waiting on us, he is coming," Mhlakela continued to assert at 12:18 a.m., adding that "one of these two days, the lord knows."

People then slowly retreated from the live stream, before we were left with the preacher's solemn face staring straight into the camera, perhaps knowing that his prediction wasn't quite as successful as he had hoped.