Forecasting is my area of expertise. I am Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Forecasting and I have written several textbooks on statistical forecasting. I spend many hours every week thinking about the probabilities associated with future events. So prophecy, which is closely related to forecasting, has always been of particular interest to me. When I was a believer, my favourite fulfilled prophecies were the return of Israel to their land; Daniel’s prophecies of four empires; the destruction of Tyre; and the crucifixion of …