Douglas F. Ottati is professor of theology at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia. This is the fourth in a series of articles on the millennium.
Some months ago the New Yorker carried a "Millennium Travel Advisory"—a special advertising section concerning a "Global Party." "Talk about the mega super-event of our times," it said.
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