Posted by Whippoorwill on May 25, 2000 at 03:03:52:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Quick and the Dead movies posted by Beau L'Amour on May 21, 2000 at 13:38:38:

The phrase originally came from the King James version of the Bible. I don't remember which book, but it mentions Jesus returning to judge "the quick (living) and the dead."

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