Chapter 13 is a difficult text to interpret with faithful Bible believing teachers differing on the details. Some are convinced Jesus is only addressing the destruction of Jerusalem which took place in ad 70. Others are equally certain that he has in view the end of the age. I personally think there is a third and better understanding. Jesus does indeed address the imminent destruction of the temple and Jerusalem in AD70. And in doing so, he provides a preview of distant attractions: his second coming and the end of age.