1 Ne. 2:19; 2 Ne. 1:25; Jacob 2:18-19; 3 Ne. 13:33; 14:7-8; Ether 12:41; Matt. 7:7-8; Deut. 4:29; John 5:39
The angel instructing Nephi uses world history (prophecy) to amplify the meaning of the vision of the tree of life.