Richardson shares many examples of God preserving memories of Himself in cultures around the world, readying peoples for the good news that Jesus died, was raised from the dead, and is able to forgive our sins and restore our relationship with God.

I loved all the stories of the parallels in other cultures to the Gospel message, and how so many different people groups have literally just been waiting for someone who knows about Jesus to come share what they know!

The second half of the book wasn't quite as interesting, especially the chapter Scholars with Strange Theories, which explores what secular anthropologists think about these vestiges of the One True God in various religious traditions.

Richardson does go through the Bible, as well, and shows how Jesus spent His ministry gathering "Gentiles" to Himself, and how God planned to bless these non-Jewish people all along, in an attempt to show that the "Great Commission" was not an afterthought on God's part.

There wasn't really an Introduction, which I would have liked, and the chapters tend toward the long side. In addition, the book doesn't have much white-space, so it's a little hard on the eyes.

The message, however, is a very exciting and encouraging one and continually reminds readers that God wants a relationship with people, that people desperately need God, and that we are the ones who can bring the knowledge to others of how to have a relationship with God!

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"Predawn prayer meetings in Korean churches characteristically overflow with thousands of earnest supplicants. Their main prayer request - the conversion of their brothers and sisters in North Korea from communism to Christ!

"And whenever winds blow from south to north along the demilitarized zone, Korean Christians range along hilltops and release balloons loaded with Bibles toward their brothers beyond the zone.

"Hananim [God] must have His witness there as well!" p 71 ( )

Startling evidence of belief in the one true God in hundreds of cultures throughout the world. This book contains twenty-seven incredible-but-true stories that prove the truth of Ecclesiastes, "He has also set eternity in the hearts of men."

This is a very interesting book, proving that even in the most isolated villages in the world, there was an awareness of a coming Saviour and how missionaries went to these places and spread the Word. Burma, China, India, Africa, Korea, South America, etc. The last Chapters discuss the 4000 Year Connection to the Abrahamic Covenant and also the hidden message in the "Acts" and the reluctance of the Apostles to spread the Word of Jesus Salvation to the Gentiles. This book is still sold at Koorong as revised editions today.

God prepared gospel for all peoples; likewise prepared all peoples for gospel. Melchizedek – a type of God’s general revelation to mankind (Melchizedek Factor); Abraham – represented God’s covenant-based special revelation (Abraham Factor);
Really good stuff ( )

This was THE book to read when I was in Christian high school. It was interesting at the time. Now, I probably would be very critical of this book. ( )