"This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us." (Acts 7:38)

"And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her." (Genesis 29:20)

"Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad." (John 8:56)

Jesus spoke to the Pharisees about "my day"--a day which Abraham had "seen" 2,000 years before. This evidently referred to the time when Christ would be on earth, which God had enabled Abraham to see in prophecy.

"Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you." (Romans 1:10)

"Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit." (John 15:2)