# these things

This refers to the days of tribulation. AT: "these things I have just described" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# he is near

"the Son of Man is near"

# close to the gates

This idiom means that he is very near and has almost arrived, referring to a traveler being close to arriving at the city gates. AT: "and is almost here" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])