I like the last qualification, especially as it applies to the economic crisis.
Almost no one saw this coming
except a few (just one example). Turns out, they were largely right.
Now, this crisis is arguably something that should have been foreseen clearly by more people (and obviously is in hindsight), but very few were predicting this recession three or four years ago.
Why doesn't the bible have any of these types of prophets/prophecies?