As I discussed before: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3804&start=170#p82021 and viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3804&start=180#p82032Where are you getting this from Matthew?
Because, "immediately after the tribulation of those days" the end shall come, but not before the Pharisees (with scribes) become leaders of the Jews (and also seen as evil competitors of Jewish Christianity) (Mt 23). When would that happen for Pharisees?Where in Matthew are you getting this stuff about the tribulation having to do with the disarray before the Pharisees set things in order?
According to Josephus, not before Wars (2.8.14a) was written (75?-78) but before Antiquities (18.1.3) was published (93).
I already discussed most of that. 'tote', when followed by a verb with a future tense, means "next" and it is rather obvious for most cases, including Mt 24:14. That's how "Matthew means by 'tote' in these cases, not necessarily other authors.The great tribulation is not coming after the days of flight; wishing for your flight not to be on a Sabbath day or during the winter makes little sense if the tribulation in question is coming after your flight, no matter what. (The γάρ connects the tribulation to the prayer: pray for these small favors because the tribulation will be great.) Rather, the idea is that it will already be bad enough (a "great tribulation," after all), so you may as well pray that it will not be at a time which would make things even harder. In other words, τότε is best thought of as "at that time," the time of the abomination of desolation, the flight to the mountains, and all of that. Likewise, the τότε in verse 23 is also best thought of as "at that time," during the time of tribulation ("those days" which have been cut short), since the cosmic signs and the parousia are said to come immediately after the tribulation, leaving no room for the false prophets if they pop up only (next in order) after the tribulation period.
So what is your point? Is it that gMatthew was written soon after gMark? and gMark very soon after the events of 70?
Cordially, Bernard