RaptureTok 2025 - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) September 30, 2025

On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the Lord gave me a prayer point for our gathering that day. It was unexpected, and I wasn't sure how to pray at first. The prayer point was about the spirit of deception. It was later that day that I understood why. I found out that people were caught up in the swell of 'Rapture Tok' and believed the day of the Lord was upon us.

It is a week later, and many are discussing the issue. All I will say is the following. RaptureTok is a reminder to be a disciplined student of the Bible. We have to study God's word so we know, firsthand, what it says. Yes, God speaks through dreams and other means, but He will never tell us something that contradicts His word. After all, He magnified His word above His name (Psalm 138:2, KJV). And if He says something and we don't know where it is in His word, He is so gracious that He will lead us to scripture. He does this because He does not want His children deceived by satan and its acolytes. 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 says they pretend to belong to the light of God, and it is only through God's truth that they can be identified.

RaptureTok has also highlighted the need to seek and submit to the Holy Spirit of God. The Holy Ghost's job is to remind us of what Jesus taught. As I saw videos of people speaking about the Rapture on September 23rd, one scripture came to mind by the grace of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 24:36 - “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. If Jesus is unaware of the exact day He will return to commence the beginning of the end, then why do we think that we, mere humans, will know the date? That verse is in the Bible to help God's children dismiss anyone who claims to know when the Rapture will come, and it is the Holy Spirit's job to remind us of such godly wisdom.

Many of us do not realize that not every spirit is from God. However, we are taught in 1 John 4:1 - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Also, we are told to seek the gifts of the Spirit, one being the ability to distinguish between spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10). This reveals that some people are speaking by the influence of unclean spirits, not the Spirit of God. The more we spend with the Lord in prayer, fasting, praise, and Bible study, the more we receive grace to operate in this discernment. And the more experience we have at applying this gift, the more God can use us as vessels to keep others from becoming victims of the spirit of deception. This can't happen when disobedience, idolatry, spiritual adultery, and other sins have control over us.

On this matter of the spirit of deception, I encourage us all to read about Prophet Micaiah and his experience with King Ahab in 1 Kings 22. There, the Bible shows that a spirit of deception was sent by God to effectuate a hard reset in the Kingdom of Israel's leadership. The spirit spoke through the king's 'prophets' save for one true prophet of God - Micaiah. But King Ahab didn't listen to Micaiah, whom he hated. And since no word of God will ever fail, Ahab died, despite what his 'prophets' had said would happen. One might wonder why God would use this approach, but never forget, God's ways are beyond our comprehension. Plus, Isaiah 54:16 says that God created the destroyer to wreak havoc for His purpose. Thus, it is God's right to do whatever He likes. He is God all by Himself, and He is just.

Is it possible that with RaptureTok, God allowed a spirit of deception to wreak havoc for a reason? Even if only to reveal to people (including the pastors and prophets who believed) that they have been under the influence of such a spirit? Or maybe to reveal that the pastors and others who heralded this recent Rapture 'prophecy' might not be His servants after all? Could it have been to show how satan seeks to ridicule God and His Son through bringing mockery upon the faith? Maybe God allowed this to reveal those who claim to be Christians but are now mocking those who were deceived, forgetting that Christians are to speak graciously. Only God knows, but each of us must go to the Lord for insight as to what He wants us to learn from this recent episode. 

It is my sincere prayer that by the grace of God, any blindspots that are hidden in our spiritual life will be exposed and the Lord will patch things up for us. I pray that all of us will dig deeper into the soil that is God and His Word, so we are well-rooted and cannot be washed away by the lies and deception satan uses to steal, kill, and destroy. Remember, satan schemes to take advantage of a person's innocent desire to serve and honor God. And where it can - if that person fails to obey God - it will. The Lord God will help us all and keep us in His service (Philippians 2:13). By His grace, He will make us blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, so we are not missing from the number that walk triumphantly into heaven, IJMN, Amen.

PS: If you have questions regarding RaptureTok, feel free to ask. The Bible teaches that iron sharpens iron. Situations like RaptureTok provide believers an opportunity to take a frank look at ourselves and our community. They also allow us to discuss without being hypercritical of others, as we remember that we are saved by grace, and not our works. Anything else would be hypocritical and prideful. To God alone be all the praise; it is only by grace that the web of deception has not destroyed us.

PPS: Rapture is indeed coming, and no man will know the hour of its arrival. Give your life to Christ, receive the Holy Spirit, and start living as one who truly anticipates Christ returning at any time. That is the key way to not be deceived by fake prophecies, demonic teaching, and wolves in sheep's clothing that may or may not be tied to the rapture. God bless you.

As you wait for fellowship at 12 Noon EST, learn more from these previous P&P messages:

1. Will He Know You?

2. Listen & Check the Word

3. The Well

4. Know God's Word & Power

5. Don't Ignore God's Knowledge

6. What Kind Of Messenger Are You?

7. What Would God See When He Looks At Your Heart?

8. What Fruit Are You Producing?