I'm thinking this phrase may also be in the Bible. I'm not sure what it means though.
2007-06-07 10:05:34 · 10 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wow, who would have thought there would be a wikipedia article on "The Quick and the Dead"!!! That's funny.
2007-06-07 10:11:31 · update #1
the quick are those who have become one in spirit, the dead are those who haven't
2007-06-07 10:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by Jameskan Video 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
According to Wikipedia...
"The phrase The Quick and the Dead originates in the bible, 1 Peter Chapter 4 (verse 5 in the King James Version), describing Jesus' judgment of all people, both living (quick being an older phrase with that meaning) and dead."
2007-06-07 10:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are referring to an older English translation of the Nicene creed.
If you look up the word "quick" in the dictionary you will see that the word "quick" originally meant "alive".
So the phrase means that Jesus will judge both the "living and the dead".
2007-06-07 10:13:10 · answer #3 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The living
2007-06-07 10:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An old expression for "alive".
It's still in use in odd places. like at the bottom of your fingernails: "the quick" which hurts if you cut or tear it because it's...
Hence also the (old) joke:
With London traffic, there are only two sorts of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.
2007-06-07 10:27:39 · answer #5 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "alive." The living and the dead.
2007-06-07 12:53:27 · answer #6 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the living
2007-06-07 10:08:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the living.
2007-06-07 10:09:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
it is in the bible...the quick are those raised in the spirit body and those that are dead are just that dead....
2007-06-07 10:09:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
is it those who are quick enough that they're not dead yet.
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2007-06-07 10:10:37 · answer #10 · answered by opalist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋