Help me out here. I don't understand that message. It's a date and time, but it seems to have been sent on the same day it's "predicting"? This is getting aw

Help me out here. I don't understand that message. It's a date and time, but it seems to have been sent on the same day it's "predicting"? This is getting awfully Nostradamusy for my tastes. I mean, everyone knew McCain was dying on the day he died, the announcement wasn't really a surprise. What exactly was predicted?