The Pharisee’s also made the mistake of looking for a Political Messiah when in reality the Real Messiah was right before their eyes.
A simple reading of Revelation will tell you that these events are yet to come.
Same with Ephesians and both books of Thessalonians.
What covenant did Nero confirm with many?
What “mark” did he force on all?
I wonder how he forced those Mayans to take that mark also?
The Preterist argument is amateurish and sophomoric when you look at the actual scriptures. There is nothing allegoric about them.
When Jesus says that these things will shortly happen, it makes any other suggestion non-sense. Once you accept what Jesus said, then the rest makes sense.