In every culture, every society, there are men and women who possess a special talent or power for prophecy. The ancient Hebrews of the Bible were proud of their prophets. They recognized the importance of prophecies and recorded the words of the prophets in their sacred writings. Some of the known Biblical prophets were Elijah, Jeremiah and Isaiah.
Prophets sometimes predict the future.
Sometimes they simply point out what is happening right now. Many prophets do both. Prophets are honest men and women. They say exactly what they see, and for this reason they are sometimes not very popular. The Native nations of the Americas have a long tradition of prophecy.