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Luke 2:
36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Bible Gateway passage: Luke 2 - New International Version
The Birth of Jesus - In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of...
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Describing Anna as a prophet is current status. Generally, someone gets accepted as a prophet, for whatever reason, and then what they say about the future is taken seriously. And therefore, the situation is forward looking.
And when Anna spoke about the child for those who were (somewhat vaguely) looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem, this is also forward looking.