Almost two thousand years before Wallace, the Bible had already observed: "For [God's] invisible qualities are clearly seen from the world's creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made, even his eternal power and Godship."
Eminyakeni ecishe ibe yizinkulungwane ezimbili ngaphambi kokuba uWallace asho la mazwi, iBhayibheli lase lishilo kakade: "Ngoba izimfanelo [zikaNkulunkulu] ezingabonakali zibonakala ngokucacile kusukela ekudalweni kwezwe kuye phambili, ngoba ziqondakala ngezinto ezenziwe, ngisho namandla akhe angunaphakade nobuNkulunkulu bakhe."