A shopkeeper was going about his normal day selling items at his stall in Pompeii when he felt a shake in the ground. He looked up and saw that Mount Vesuvius had begun spewing lava, having previously only emitted some smoke. As the shopkeeper ran away for safety, he recalled a prophet who had warned of the volcano's eruption but was not believed. Looking back, he saw his hometown being destroyed, realizing the prophet had in fact been right about the impending disaster.