In the opening of Mt 24, the disciples ask the standard question of Judaism: how does this current age end, and how does yours begin? These were the standard categories of Judaism regarding the future as they understood it from OT prophecy.
This is another reason why there is no wild departure to far-distant future in their question. This is how they were raised.
This is another reason why there is no wild departure to far-distant future in their question. This is how they were raised.
