Melchizedek

He had set Eternity in the Hearts of people.

How is it that
The Incas in South America, believing in Viracocha
The Santals in Calcutta, India, believing in Thakur Jiu (genuine God)
The Gedeo People (also known as the Darassa) in Ethiopia, believing in Magano
The Mbaka in Central African Republic believing in Koro
The Chinese believing in Shang Ti
The Koreans believing in Hananim
The Karens in Burma (Myanmar), believing in Y'wa
The Kachin North of Burma, believing in Karai Kasang
The Lahu living at the borders along Burma and Laos, believing in Gui'Sha
The Wa living in mountains between Lahu and Kachin believing in Siyeh
The Kui living in Thai-Burma Borders believing in the true God and delicating house of worship in advance
The Naga in India believing in Chepo-Thuru
The Mizos in India believing in Pathian

All of these sharing common beliefs. Not all share all of these beliefs, but the amount of similiarity is staggering.

All believe that the above named God is different from the idols which they worship, different from the spirits they worship, and even different from the Sun worship. This God is believed to be the Creator of the World, and in many of them, also believed to sustain the world. In many of these, people worship the idols because believe themselves to be not near enough to this God to worship Him. Much of these beliefs had faded away to live only in folk tales and songs, but all trace their source to a time even predating the Nature worship or Spirit Worship.

There are tales of there being trees (the number vary) set before the first human pair (another shocking similiarity), with a forbidden tree.

There is the evil spirit which made them eat from that forbidden tree.

There is the death and sickness that follows this crime (should I even hesitate to use the word Sin?)

There is the worldwide flood, which destroyed everything except a small group of people.

There is the belief that He had left his word in written form, but that they had lost it.

There is the belief that one day, the Book (even in a case of a culture without having a written form of the language) containing His Word would be restored (and interestingly, in many of these cultures, by a white foreigner).

I was staggered by the widespread belief. Truly, Man is without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not give glory to Him and worshiped Created things rather than the Creator.

Have a look at Eternity in Their Hearts by Don Richardson ;)