4.5 million copies, by the way). After his prediction failed, he changed his timetable to 1989 with his book The Final Shout: Rapture Report 1989. There are many stories of this kind in the history of Christianity, demonstrating the widespread fascination with how Scripture refers to time and the true nature and meaning of eschatological and apocalyptic texts. And, of course, Revelation often lies at the center of these inquiries with its provocative symbolism and seemingly inscrutable numerology.