Was he supposed to come back in “X” number of years, “X” set by humanity? Not even the Son knows the day and the hour.
A lot of folks are criticizing the Christ via strawman arguments.
Some oddball Christianesque followings harp a lot on the paucity of recorded direct claims on Jesus’ part and hold Him as less than divine. Jesus himself said “Believe the miracles.” Jesus did the things that would be logical to expect only out of God. God doesn’t huff hot air about Himself. God does things.
Well, the Bible does claim that he said there were some in that crowd who would not taste death before the kingdom of God arrives in its glory. So either there are some 2,000 old disciples quietly tottering around Israel today, or...