These terms are used by Paul Hanson in his book, Dawning of Apocalyptic.

1. historical prophecy: prophecy that predicts what will happen in terms of historical events. Metaphors may be used, but the prophecy is not mythical and it is easy to see how the words of the prophecy tell what will happen in terms of real human history. An example would be Amos' prediction that the northern kingdom of Israel will fall. He uses metaphors and nice imagery, but he is specifically talking about a military defeat.

2. prophetic eschatology: uses mythical imagery to relate historical events or translate visions into political or historical terms. An example here would be 2nd Isaiah who says that the Jews in Babylon would be mounted on eagles wings and returned to Jerusalem. This is a mythical way to describe a historical restoration under the policies of Cyrus the Great. In other words, myth is used to describe something that will happen in real history.

3. apocalyptic eschatology: a religious perspectic which focuses on the disclosure (usually esoteric in nature) to the elect, of the cosmic vision of Yahweh’s sovernty...[It is not disclosed] into the terms of plain history, real politics, and human instrumentality due to a pessimistic view of reality growing out of the bleak post-exilic conditions. An example here is Daniel. This books does not describe something that will happen in history, but it describes a new reality that will come about when God ushers in a new age. Hanson is saying that this type of literature is used when the people have no hope in God acting within history as we know it.

==> in short, prophets affirm history and visionaries are frustrated with history