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His most striking innovation was the timing of a concept called the Rapture, drawn from the Apostle Paul's prediction that believers would fly up to meet Christ in heaven. Most theologians understood it as part of the Resurrection at time's very end. Darby repositioned it at the Apocalypse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The End: How It Got That Way | 7/1/2002 | See Source »

The Bible's prediction of violence during this period gives the Left Behind books their gore. The nuclear frights of, say, Tom Clancy's The Sum of All Fears wouldn't fill a chapter in the Left Behind series. (Large chunks of several U.S. cities have been bombed to smithereens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet The Prophet | 7/1/2002 | See Source »

The Lowdown: Though Bol never challenged any of Wilt Chamberlain's scoring records - on or off the court - he worked himself into being a defensive standout. He'll need those defensive instincts here, because he's not going to be able to withstand many punches from Perry, whose weight equals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready to, um, Rumble | 5/21/2002 | See Source »

The Lowdown: The last time a former Olympian hit took on a non-athletic bottom-feeder, Paula Jones was given a second nose job by Tonya Harding. If Korbut flies around the ring as quickly as she speeds past cashiers at grocery stores, it'll be the greatest mismatch since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready to, um, Rumble | 5/21/2002 | See Source »

The Lowdown: A perfect contrast in style - one is the quintessential Neanderthal male, rugged and tough, with a closet full of sweatpants, while the other is a former auto mechanic. The crowd will most definitely be on Chyna's side, though they may also demand their $4.99 back from her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready to, um, Rumble | 5/21/2002 | See Source »

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