What Eli says about the Bible makes sense. Other texts also remind us thay History tends to repeat itself.
I think its especially useful to ask ourselves why we wish to know our futures before they happen.
If you were told you would die suddenly, you might live life more intensely now, but what would prevent you from doing that without knowing the future? What would you wait for news of a crisis to prompt positive change?
Twenty years ago, a friend of mine was asked if he was happy at work. He didn't initially answer. Then, he was asked if he knew anyone who had been at the same office 5-10years longer than him. He replied-"yes." He realized he didn't wish to evolve into those individuals who had lived the same life he did, only longer. Thus, he took steps to change his life choices and has since become very successful in other fields. The point to this story is we can all predict certain things about our futures based on how we act or don't act in our lives now. How we intuit and understand our feelings and whether we listen to ourselves, determines if we evolve into more meaningful futures.