As soon as he said the disciples asked Jesus when would the end of the age be....I already knew where he was going with it.

Problem is a careful reading of Mathew 24 KJV - tells us they ask Jesus when would the end of the WORLD be.

Also - when Jesus tells us we will SEE him in the holy place from a field or rooftop -

Then I have to wonder how in the world could we SEE him in the temple (2 Thes 2) from a field without some kind of device that would have that capability.

And the same thing applies to knowing about earthquakes, disease, famine in diverse places.

All these capabilities didn't exist in the first century.

We need mass communications/mobile devices for all prophecies in Mathew 24 to be fulfilled.

Luke tells us in the parable of the fig tree:

When you SEE and KNOW of the leaves on the tree then summer is near.

LIKEWISE - when you SEE and KNOW of all these things - the end is close.

Think about Jesus saying - when you HEAR (i.e, radio,word of mouth) of rumours of Wars - it's not end times.

But when you SEE ALL these things.......