Ancient Prophets: Could Ancients See the Future? For thousands of years historians have recorded the words of men and women called ""prophets"" who claimed to be able to see into the future. Today the notion that some people can see beyond the horizon of time is simply unbelievable. But what of the ancient prophets? Were they writing for their own time or ours? If they could see into the future the nations of the Earth are facing a bleak future. What evidence suggests we should be listening to their warnings? In this episode we will examine firsthand the frightening events that seem to tell us the Ancient prophets were witnesses to our generation.