History sometimes furnishes precursors to later completed events. It does not always need to be an utter either-or. That is a silly procrustean bed.
“History sometimes furnishes precursors to later completed events. It does not always need to be an utter either-or.”
Christ was quite specific about this and His apostles - those who contributed to the NT through their letters - were both specific and urgent in their appeals through them.
History did repeat itself: the destruction of 586 BC was repeated in 70 AD. The difference was Peter, like John the Baptist and Christ, stated specifically that they were living in “the last days.” By the time John wrote his epistles, they were in “the last hour.” And by the time he wrote Revelation (68 AD), Christ told Him to write to the seven churches, “I am coming soon.” Not once, but repeatedly.
Now, did God know the day and the hour of Christ’s parousia? If so, why do people not believe these words:
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near. Revelation 1:1-3
If not, why would God Himself tell John to write them???
No, my friend, there is only one “end of the age”, and that was the end about which both Daniel and John wrote:
But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.” Daniel 12:4
And he *said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. Revelation 22:10
Now, look at the first 3 verses of Daniel 12 and see what all was to happen and when: the resurrection and judgment. And when did this happen?
...When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.” Daniel 12:7
The power of Daniel’s people was “finally broken” in 70 AD, signified by the destruction of their city and temple. It was the end of Jewish civil and religious society.