1st century imminence in the Bible of the "end"?

The same Greek words that are used in the various passages will be CAPITALIZED.

The mentions of the "END" in several biblical passages could have been apprehended as imminent in the 1st century. The content of what the diverse mentions of the "END" would refer to in the following passages will not be addressed here.

For example, it is written in Matthew that Jesus "having-summoned His twelve disciples" (Matthew 10:1) in the 1st century Jesus told them that "YOU-will-be being-hated by all because-of My name. But the (one) having-endured TO (the) END, this (one) will-be-saved" (Matthew 10:22). 

14 chapter later, Jesus was speaking as "THE DISCIPLES came to Him privately" (Matthew 24:3) and Jesus talked to these 1st century disciples that "the (one) having-endured TO (the) END — this (one) will-be-saved. And this good-news (of) the kingdom will-be-proclaimed in the whole world for (a) testimony (to) all the nations. And then the END will-come" (Matthew 24:14), and 20 verses later Jesus told these disciples in the 1st century: "I-say (to) YOU that this generation by-no-means will-pass-away UNTIL all these (things) take-place." (Matthew 24:34). 

Another example: it is written in 1 Corinthians that the epistle was written primarily "(to) the church (of) God being in Corinth" (1 Corinthians 1:1) in the 1st century, and to them it was written about "Jesus Christ, Who also will-confirm YOU UNTIL (the) END (so as to be) blameless on the day (of) our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 1:8).

Another example: it is written in Hebrews to the 1st century audience that "Christ (was faithful) as (a) Son over His house, whose house WE are, if-indeed WE-HOLD-ON firmly TO (the) END (our) confidence and (our) boast (of) the hope" (Hebrews 3:6). 

3 chapters later it is written: "we-desire (that) each (of) YOU be-demonstrating the same diligence toward the full-assurance (of) hope UNTIL (the) END" (Hebrews 6:11).

Another example: it is written in 1 Peter that the epistle was written to "(to the) chosen pilgrims (of the) dispersion (of) Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bythinian" (1 Peter 1:1) in the 1st century, and to them it was written that "the END (of) all (things) HAS-DRAWN-NEAR. THEREFORE be-sound-minded and be-sober in (YOUR) prayers" (1 Peter 4:7).

Another example: it is written in Revelation "(to) the angel (of) the church in Thyatira" (Revelation 2:18) which would have been there in the 1st century: "the (one) overcoming and the (one) keeping My works UNTIL (the) END — I-will-give him authority over the nations" (Revelation 2:26).

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