Theophilus of Antioch, To Autolycus 9
God's men, having become bearers of the Holy Spirit and prophets, were inspired and made wise by God Himself, and thus became taught by God, holy, and righteous. Therefore they were deemed worthy to receive this reward, having become instruments of God and having received wisdom from Him; through that wisdom they spoke of the world's creation and all other things. For they also foretold plagues, famines, and wars. And not merely one or two, but many arose at different times and seasons—not only among the Hebrews but also among the Greeks, a Sibyl—and all have spoken in harmony with one another, addressing both events before their time, events in their own day, and events now being fulfilled among us. Therefore we have been persuaded that future things will unfold in the same way, just as the first things have been fulfilled.
Greek
Οἱ δὲ τοῦ θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι, πνευματοφόροι πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ προφῆται γενόμενοι, ὑπ᾿ αὐτοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐμπνευσθέντες καὶ σοφισθέντες, ἐγένοντο θεοδίδακτοι καὶ ὅσιοι καὶ δίκαιοι. Διὸ καὶ κατηξιώθησαν τὴν ἀντιμισθίαν ταύτην λαβεῖν, ὄργανα θεοῦ γενόμενοι καὶ χωρήσαντες σοφίαν τὴν παρ᾿ αὐτοῦ, δι᾿ ἧς σοφίας εἶπον καὶ τὰ περὶ τῆς κτίσεως τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν ἁπάντων. Καὶ γὰρ περὶ λοιμῶν καὶ λιμῶν καὶ πολέμων προεῖπον. Καὶ οὐχ εἷς ἢ δύο ἀλλὰ πλείονες κατὰ χρόνους καὶ καιροὺς ἐγενήθησαν παρὰ Ἑβραίοις, ἀλλὰ καὶ παρὰ Ἕλλησιν Σίβυλλα· καὶ πάντες φίλα ἀλλήλοις καὶ σύμφωνα εἰρήκασιν, τά τε πρὸ αὐτῶν γεγενημένα καὶ τὰ κατ᾿ αὐτοὺς γεγονότα καὶ τὰ καθ᾿ ἡμᾶς νυνὶ τελειούμενα· διὸ καὶ πεπείσμεθα καὶ περὶ τῶν μελλόντων οὕτως ἔσεσθαι, καθὼς καὶ τὰ πρῶτα ἀπήρτισται.