the holy fathers, in particular, saint john yes moskin, who lived in the 7th century, said that god knowsthing, but not everything predetermines the future for god openly as well as the present, and when god gives revelation to people in particular, a prophet, then he opens a veil in front of them, closing some events of the future from other people. but this does not mean at all that these events are predetermined. this does not mean at all that a person, for example, is born in order to commit some lawless deed. here is the classic answer to this question is the book of the prophet. which are contained in the old testament it tells how god commanded the prophet to go to the city of nevi and say that, uh, this city would be destroyed by god because of his iniquity, and the prophet refused to go because he knew that god was merciful. and that if people repent, then the prophecy will not be fulfilled. and so. eh, that's pretty. uh, long story about how he refused fulfill the will. god, he refused to fulfill this mission. he e went and boarded the ship, which was moving in the other directi