Knowledge and truth are part of the Spirit World. Space, Time, the Future and the Past are attributes of the physical world. The Spirit World or the Mental World has neither Time nor Space, Past or Future; there is only one condition - a continuous present.
As far as the Soul is concerned - which is independent of the physical body - the future is the present, as well as the past is the present, in this world. This is due to the Soul's conception in the Spirit World, because the soul does not perceive through the senses; the Soul perceives directly through the true circumstances of the matter.
In the physical world, our knowledge progresses step-by-step, through our senses. In the Spirit World, there is one single overview, because everything consists of things or objects, effects, courses of action and consequences, and the Spirit World or the Mental World oversees all of this. A Human being who knows the secret of how to separate himself from his carnal desires as much as it is possible according to his Nature, will see things considerably clearer and more pronounced, because he will see through the sight of his Soul, which is independent of the coarser organization or the physical world.
Human beings have their understanding through their senses. The senses are limited. That makes us subject to deception, because our conception is limited also.
Very seldom do we judge according to the circumstances themselves, but we judge according to the conception we have of the circumstances. Our limitation therefore, lies within this concept, which through this becomes our error.
Our Soul, however, which is independent of our physical body, has an overview of all the circumstances without any limitation, and therefore has knowledge of the effect and its consequences.
The overview the Soul has does not follow a succession, instead, it is simultaneous because the object, effect and consequence are a whole.