2. Future events cast their shadows backward

It is my strong conviction that future events cast their shadows backward into the present day. There are things that are going to happen in (for example) 2017, 2018, and 2021, that are starting to show their first evidences now, one, two, and five years earlier. The certainty of the YEAR, however, is harder to predict than the certainty of the EVENT.

Here's what I mean: Hitler invaded Austria in 1938, as seen, for example, in The Sound of Music, and as written about in "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich". But few people were surprised. Those who weren't surprised were generally students of history, and knew Hitler's history from 1932 to 1938. The signs had been obvious for years. The YEAR was uncertain, but the EVENT was sure.

On August 20, 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. The signs had been implicit for months, explicit for weeks. The DATE was uncertain, but the EVENT was sure.

And while the World Trade bombings on 9/11/2001 were not as easily seen in advance, it turned out that in retrospect a lot of evidence pointed to the fact that something big was going to happen. The DATE and PLACE were uncertain, but AN EVENT was sure.

The point is, for those who are watchful and wise in the ways of the world, future events can often be predicted. But for those with 'inside information', future events can be predicted with much greater accuracy -- where the EVENTS are spelled out beforehand.

And so, over the next few weeks, months, and years (as much time as we have...) we'll look together at the events that seem most certain -- as well as the relative timing. (Where we don't know when event "A" will happen, but when it does, "B" will surely follow.)