Ambrose of Milan
He declared, “From the summit of the mountains, I will behold it, for my eyes cannot grasp this people who will dwell apart, defining their inheritances not by territorial borders, but through the cultivation of virtues and extraordinary moral excellence that lead to eternal life. Who among the other tribes will be recognized, and which of the neighboring nations can measure up to his unparalleled righteousness? Who can grasp the nature of this generation? While we observe that their bodies were born and developed from human seed, it is evident that their souls have flourished in the realm of the highest and most wondrous.”