1st century imminence in the Bible of the coming (parousia) of the Lord?

The "COMING" of the Lord can use the Greek word "parousia" [3952 in Greek].

The mentions of the "COMING" [parousia 3952 in Greek] of the Lord in several biblical passages could have been apprehended as imminent in the 1st century. The nature of the diverse mentions of the "COMING" [parousia 3952 in Greek] of the Lord in the following passages will not be addressed here.

For example, it is written in Matthew that Jesus was speaking as "the disciples came to Him privately" (Matthew 24:3) and Jesus talked to these 1st century disciples about "the COMING [parousia 3952 in Greek] (of) the Son (of) Man" (Matthew 24:27), and 6 verses later Jesus told these disciples in the 1st century that "also YOU — when YOU-see all these (things), YOU know that it-is near, at (the) doors. Truly I-say (to) YOU that this generation by-no-means will-pass-away UNTIL all these (things) take-place." (Matthew 24:33-34).

Another example: it is written in 1 Thessalonians that the epistle was written "(to) the church (of the) Thessalonians" (1 Thessalonians 1:1) in the 1st century, and to them it was written that "(He may) establish YOUR hearts (so as to be) blameless in holiness before our God and Father AT the COMING [parousia 3952 in Greek] (of) our Lord Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 3:13).

1 chapter later, it is written: "For WE-SAY this (to) YOU by (the) word (of the) Lord, that WE — the (ones) living, the (ones) (left-)lacking UNTIL the COMING [parousian 3952 in Greek] (of) the Lord" (1 Thessalonians 4:15).

1 chapter later, it is written: "may YOUR whole spirit and soul and body be-preserved blamelessly AT the COMING [parousia 3952 in Greek] (of) our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:23).

Another example: it is written in James that the epistle was written to "(to) the twelve tribes in the dispersion" (James 1:1) in the 1st century, and to them it was written to "BE-PATIENT, brothers, UNTIL the COMING [parousias 3952 in Greek] (of) the Lord. Behold — the farmer waits-for the precious fruit (of) the land, being-patient with it UNTIL it-receives (the) early and late (rain). You also be-patient. Establish YOUR hearts, because the COMING [parousia 3952 in Greek] (of) the Lord has-drawn-near. Do not be-groaning against one-another, brothers, in-order-that you-may not be-judged. Behold — the Judge stands in-front-of the doors" (James 5:7-9).

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