Christians are specifically enjoined from predicting the end times, so I don't understand why they would do it.
Christians are CERTAINLY NOT specifically enjoined from predicting the end times.
They are enjoined from predicting the day and the hour of Christ coming as a thief to catch up the church and take them to heaven.
Your incredibly overbroad reading of Matthew 24:36 leads to error. I & II Thessalonians are all about knowing and understanding what is coming. So is Daniel, Matthew 24, Revelation, and a whole host of other scripture.
You need to take your head out of the sand.