He’s definitely said clock in relation to the map and future news proving it.
It’s clock encryption.
https:// eprint.iacr.org/2015/478.pdf
No and space could be seen in this as also action.
To unlock the map we need to link the observed action to the time markers, the clock.
Since future proves past, we may not be recieving info that we can for sure guess the outcome. Only in hindsight.
Though there may be enough clues for us to take educated guesses.
Q always says future oroves past.
But we only know that it proved the past by seeing it actually unfold and connecting it to past drops.
Of course it does, but winding the clock proves both Q and POTUS’ foreknowledge and driving influence and is meant to be transmitted out to the masses to red pill.