Not a stretch at all. Fairly plain Scripture.
Peter seemed to indicate it started back then when he mentioned Joel.
Yet, it could not happen in terms of Daniel’s 70th week etc. until Israel was gathered back to The Promised Land as a Nation . . . 1948.
As well as the Gospel being preached to every people group/language [projected to be 2025].
As well as the global government . . . looming closer and closer . . .
As well as the global government’s Mark of the Beast . . . very close to implementation-say perhaps within say 3-12 years.
As well as knowledge being greatly increased and available to all . . .
As well as travel being rapidly to and fro over the whole earth . . .
Those and many more END TIMES prophecied events were not true 2000 years ago when Peter called to mind the prophecy of Joel but they are true or near true now.
I still don’t understand the Scriptural 2000 years “soon.” But God has used many mysterious terms in Scripture. And . . . as He says . . . a day is as a thousand years . . . if that’s relevant.
In any case, there’s more than sufficient evidence to see that Scripture labels the church era as that era which contains the END TIMES. And, if we accept Scripture as truth, which I do—then Peter’s mention of Joel has some sort of application. AND CLEARLY the events prophecied re the end times which did not yet occur until our generation CERTAINLY HAVE TO BE THE MAJOR PART OF THE END TIMES.
Of course, folks can deny any part of the above they wish.
The more I read the scriputres, the more I am beginning to believe it was written by lawyers!. There is not a single word in it that doesn't have more than one meaning.