I have been taught that prophecy is foremost declaring what the will of God is. Quite a bit from the Old Testament has been \"future-based\" because it gives a chance for God to tell His people, \"If you keep going in this direction, this is what will happen.\" If it is not a good direction, the LORD gives people time to change the path they are on. Jesus called John the Baptist the greatest of prophets. John's only declaration of the future was to tell God's people to get ready for the coming of the Messiah. Besides that, his ministry was in the present.
-- Gamliel
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