A prophet, a seer, one who divines. Derived from mainesthai, to ‘be inspired’. The future is the time after the present. Its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence of time and the laws of physics. Due to the apparent nature of reality and unavoidability of the future, everything that currently exists and will exist can be categorized as either permanent, meaning that it will exist forever, or temporary, meaning that it will end.@ 2023 Mantis. All rights reserved.