The Greek word for coming in Matthew 24:3 means being near or coming alongside. Jesus used the Romans as his sword when he came near Jerusalem in judgment
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? Matthew 24:3
Coming
G3952 παρουσία parousia (par-ou-siy'-a) n.
1. a
being near, i.e. advent.
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. Malachi 3:5