You’ll notice that the entire passage in which Jesus starts to explain these things to His disciples starts with the Temple being destroyed (which happened in 70 A.D.) and then He carries it to the end (when the time of the Gentiles is fulfilled).
So, Jesus has spanned about a couple of thousand years in that passage, running from the destruction of the Temple, some instructions to His disciples right then, and running all the way to the end, when He returns in His glory and sets up His Kingdom on earth.
And then as He is closing in this passage... he says to His disciples, as they are sitting there, listening to Him... that they are to — “Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
In other words, He closes off by telling them that “they” (His disciples) are to pray about these things which will come to pass... and they did come to pass, in which about 1.5 million Jews were killed by the Romans. That’s what they were to escape.
“You’ll notice that the entire passage in which Jesus starts to explain these things to His disciples starts with the Temple being destroyed (which happened in 70 A.D.) and then He carries it to the end (when the time of the Gentiles is fulfilled).”
No friend, respectfully I must disagree. He carries it right through to his coming...
“And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”” vss 26-28
And he makes it abundantly clear he is speaking of “the Day”...
“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and [[[THAT DAY]]] come upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. But stay awake at all times,praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.””
“in which about 1.5 million Jews were killed by the Romans. That’s what they were to escape.
“ —> Quite right. And the destruction of Jerusalem freed Christianity from being a Jewish sect. Until that time, The Church in Jerusalem was the doctrinal head, looking down on Paul’s conversion of the gentiles and was a heavy Judaising influence (circumscion, etc.). With the destruction of Jerusalem, that changed. The 1000 year period ended with Islam coming with it’s false prophet worshipping the dragon (Allah) and their holy sign 786.