>>11112927In 1902 he apparently stated: "En in die Ooste sal jy op grasgroen weivelde seevierend 'n oorwinningslied sing, en lewende water drink uit 'n Goue Graal nadat die Bergbok die Roos verpletter het in die land van die Smaragrooi Bloeisel."
This translates to: "And in the East, you will sing a victory song on the grass-green pastures, and drink living water from a Golden Grail after the Mountain Goat crushed the Rose in the land of the Emerald Blossom.
Although this has some things that do not line up correctly, it was still his interpretation of what he saw. Therefore, he could have made some mistakes in the way the 'visions' were described.
>>11112829The thing is this man was treated with much respect and was deemed a prophet of god. I do not think this was some outlier who miraculously ended up with good predictions. He consistently predicted things up to around 60 years in the future well after he died. I do partly agree with your answer but this man had too good a record for it to be luck.