tribulation

Under the hashtag #RaptureTok, creators are claiming that on September 23 and 24, 2025, faithful Christians will be swept into Heaven, leaving everyone else behind to endure seven terrible years of tribulation.

Like Dickens’ character on that mountaintop, we can all sense the tribulation to come.

Recently, Rowntree spoke with The Times about all its trials and tribulations — and, perhaps, indulge in some reminiscence.

Four long days of painstaking concentration, trials and tribulations as rivals fall by the wayside - all for the chance to witness this kind of compelling climax.

It's a timeless story - one that's destined to be repeated at fresher's weeks across the country this autumn - and set in motion a career-long narrative about Swift's romantic tribulations.