India, Sept. 24 -- A South African pastor's apocalyptic prophecy predicting the Rapture on Sept 23 or 24 has gone viral on social media, prompting some followers to sell cars and houses, according to reports.

Pastor Joshua Mhlakela claimed in a YouTube video that he had a divine vision in which Jesus Christ told him the Rapture would coincide with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

"The Rapture is upon us. Whether you are ready or not, the Rapture in 14 days from now is going to take place," Mhlakela was quoted as saying by KSLA. "No human being on this earth is ready for what is coming. I began to hear literally in my ear the sound of the trumpet."

The prophecy has trended widely on social media under the hashtag #Rapture.

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