Crosswalk.com reports: “Several pastors who promoted false rapture predictions have apologized, but the minister at the center of the End Times frenzy remains silent.

The false prophecy originated with South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela, who claimed Jesus appeared to him and revealed the rapture would occur during the Jewish Feast of Trumpets on Sept. 23-24. The prediction spread widely online and stirred anxiety among both non-Christians and Christians, even though Jesus – in Matthew 24:36 – said no one knows the date of His return.

When the rapture failed to take place on those two dates, Mhlakela appeared on a YouTube livestream and urged patience, saying ‘the Lord is on his way’ – implying the dates may have been slightly off. Mhlakela has since deleted the video, according to Premier Christian News.

Some of his supporters, though, have issued apologies…”