Evidences & Statistics for Sign 8 — Worldwide Proclamation of the Gospel ( pp . 41-42 )
• 3,500 new churches are starting every week worldwide . ( Edythe Draper , Almanac of the Christian World , p . 704 ).
• 28,000 additional Christians every day in the People ' s Republic of China . In 1950 , when China closed to foreign missionaries , there were 1 million Christians . Today , conservative estimates say that there are 40 to 50
million . ( Edythe Draper , Almanac of the Christian World , p . 704 ).
• 20,000 additional Christians every day in Africa ; that continent was 3 % Christian in 1900 and is now more than 40 % Christian . ( Edythe Draper , Almanac of the Christian World , p . 704 ).
• 70,000 additional Christians every day in the world . ( Edythe Draper , Almanac of the Christian World , p . 704 ).
• In 1900 , Korea had no Protestant Church ; it was thought " impossible to penetrate ." In 1991 , Korea was 30 % Christian with 4,000 churches in Seoul alone . ( Edythe Draper , Almanac of the Christian World , p . 704 ).
• After 70 years of oppression in the Soviet Union , Christians number at least
100 million-5 times the number in the Communist party and 36 % of the population . ( Edythe Draper , Almanac of the Christian World , p . 704 ).
• More Muslims in Iran have come to Christ since 1980 than in the previous 1,000 years combined . ( Edythe Draper , Almanac of the Christian World , p . 704 ).
• The Bible has been translated into 1,431 languages , making it available to 97 % of the world ' s population . ( Paul Lee Tan , 7700 Illustrations , p . 192 ).
• Billy Graham takes his high-tech crusade team to Hong Kong , which is preparing to become a part of China in 1997 . An estimated 100 million people from more than 30 countries hear his message . " In some ways , I feel I am ready to go to heaven now ," Graham says after the crusade . " I have seen the greatest crusade of my life , which I never dreamed I would see at my age ." ( Edythe Draper , Almanac of the Christian World , p . 8 ).
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