Overview of the main eschatological events: 1st century events in chronological order (and beyond?)

Main events were announced in the 1st century to come. 

You will find below a list of events that were recorded to have happened in the 1st century after these announcements. 

Links will be provided for an access to biblical and historical sources about those events.

In the 1st century, three main events were announced:

The coming of the Lord.

The resurrection of the dead (ones).

The eternal judgment.

1st century imminence?

The three main events of the coming of the Lord, the resurrection of the dead (ones) and the eternal judgment could have been apprehended as imminent in the 1st century.

The coming of the Lord:

1st century imminence in the Bible of the Lord coming?
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1st century imminence in the Bible of the coming (parousia) of the Lord?
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The resurrection of the dead (ones):

1st century imminence in the Bible of the resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous?
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The eternal judgement:

1st century imminence in the Bible of the judgment of the living and the dead?
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The coming of the Lord? 

1st century events:

Around May of AD 66, near the start of the First Jewish-Roman War, armies of glittering appearance were seen in the clouds. 

Matthew 24:30 - Coming on the clouds with angels (1st century historical fulfillment?):
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This event happened before sunsetting, just like when a thief would come.  

Matthew 24:43-44 - Coming like a thief (1st century historical fulfillment?):
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A lightning was also seen striking the temple of Jerusalem.

Matthew 24:27 - Coming like the lightning (1st century historical fulfillment?):
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This coming may have extended until around AD 70 when the temple of Jerusalem fell. 

Matthew 24:27 - Coming like the lightning (1st century historical fulfillment?):
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The resurrection of the dead (ones)?

1st century events:

Following the appearance of the armies in the sky around AD 66, voices of a multitude were then heard saying that they were departing (as if from the ground) in Jerusalem. 

Matthew 24:31 - Angels gather together His chosen ones (1st century historical fulfillment?):
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Furthermore, what appeared to have been many souls were also seen as coming out of the earth in Greece in Corinth:

Resurrection from the dead (1st century historical fulfillment?)
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The eternal judgment?

1st century events:

The armies appearing in the clouds around AD 66 were seen to be in conflict in the sky. This conflict could mark the start of a judgment for spiritual beings there in the sky:

Eternal judgment of the devil, his angels, demons (1st century fulfillment?)
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The city of Jerusalem was desolated as a result of the First Jewish-Roman War around AD 70. The general at the head of the Roman armies that destroyed Jerusalem would have reported afterward that he merely served as an instrument of divine wrath. This could suggest that a judgment from God would have happened there:

Matthew 24:19 & Luke 21:23 - Wrath against this people (1st century historical fulfillment?):
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Because armies of glittering appearance were seen in the sky around the start of that war, followed by what appeared to have been souls coming out of the earth, and the armies may have come back into heaven, this could have marked the timing for an eternal judgment happening in heaven:

Eternal judgment (1st century historical fulfillment and beyond?)
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Beyond the 1st century?

These three main events could have impacts beyond the first century. 

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What about today? (Beyond the 1st century)
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