Nevertheless, as Toynbee and others have pointed out, there are ages which are roughly parallel and exhibit similar characteristics. As God has already used Israel, the Graeco-Roman world and western Europe to carry out special activities concerning the dispensational course of history, one can reasonably expect Him to look elsewhere to proclaim new revelation for our age. At least subconsciously, many people may recognize this fact. Hence, today there seems to be a remarkable amount of interest in the faiths of other lands. Our age has witnessed the growing relatedness of all nations and cultures around the world.
Modern men live for the first time in a single global village.
If God has some special word for our time, it cannot be restricted nationally, racially, culturally or even religiously. Politically we are all internationalists. Racially we have to accept the distinctive values of every ethnic group. In matters of faith, too, the false barriers between Christians and so-called heathens are being tom down. Many social scientists report that the future belongs to the vast masses of Asia.