{
  "question": "Was today the rapture?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-rapture",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — the latest date set for it, October 12–13, 2026, came and went; nobody named today.",
  "details": [
    "Pastor Joshua Mhlakela's October 12–13, 2026 prediction passed without incident",
    "His two earlier dates, September 2025 and October 2025, also failed",
    "Matthew 24:36 says no one knows the day or hour"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 24",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24"
    },
    {
      "title": "VICE",
      "url": "https://www.vice.com/en/article/pastor-who-got-the-rapture-wrong-twice-says-its-definitely-happening-this-week/#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Daily Mail",
      "url": "https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-16202543/pastor-joshua-mhlakela-predicts-rapture.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pulse Nigeria",
      "url": "https://www.pulse.ng/story/joshua-mhlakela-rapture-prediction-october-2026-2026100509320022359#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "RTVI",
      "url": "https://rtvi.com/news/south-africa-preacher-mhlakela-rapture-october-2026/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Predicting The Rapture",
      "url": "http://stories.cyragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PredictingTheRapture.pdf#1#3#1"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-24",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-rapture/2026-10-24",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-24T06:09:54.536Z"
}