Actually it would have been impossible for most of the things Jesus gives us in Mathew 24 to happen during any other generation.

Jesus gave us a timeline to know when end times starts in Mathew 24 KJV, luke 21, Mark 13.

Paraphrasing: When his disciples asked him when will the end of the world be?

He told them - When you only HEAR (radio, word of mouth) of rumours of war, war - it is not end times. M24:6 (kjv)

But when you SEE and KNOW ALL these things - it's here - L21:30-31 (kjv)

Some of these things are:

Earthquakes, famine, disease in diverse places. How do we know or see they are in diverse places - the internet.

nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom.

Every story on national news comes with a video when dealing with wars, disease, famine, earthquakes.

Then Jesus tells us - this is the time of sorrows.

Many will be offended - political correctness is taking over the world...
Evil will abound - boy is it!!!
Christians will be hated, persecuted - they are...
Many will hate one another - migrants now in EU and partially in US...
Gospel will be spread to ends of earth and then THE END......


And - this is a biggy - When you SEE "the evil one" in the temple from a field or rooftop.

So how do you SEE the evil one from a field or rooftop - only way I know is with mobile device.

Mathew 24:15 When ye therefore shall SEE the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:

17 Let him which is on the HOUSETOP not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 Neither let him which is in the FIELD return back to take his clothes.

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He explains the very beginning of end times starting with Israels rebirth (parable fig tree).

Then says when you SEE ALL the things I've listed above - this is the generation that will see ALL prophecies fulfilled. Psalms tells us a generation is 70 yrs.