Recently, someone asked me about the apocalyptic writings of the Bible, specifically those prophetic texts concerning the end times, like the Book of Revelation. The question is whether these passages are really predictive of the future, or are they merely a record of the past, say AD 70? This theory is called vaticinium ex eventu. Are the prophecies of the Book of Daniel and the visions of Jesus to John in Revelation a prediction of future events, or a postdiction of past historical events? Here is my response ...