Wasn't the city already given to the gentiles, when the romans took it and destroyed it and the sanctuary?
In fact, the Gentile Empire of Romans captured Jerusalem in the year 63 B.C., and the Roman dominion lasted for centuries after Christ, but this content is good for storytelers.
What I have commented is about prophecy written in the book of Revelation of Jesus Christ, chapter 11:v.2- which GOD gave unto Him around 65 years after His ascention to show unto His servants things which would go shortly come to pass, i.e. from year 95 AD ahead; and he sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John, and unto us too, it's sure.
It can't be the first half, the first half already happened, when Messiah was cut off:
Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off [...]
See, the book of Revelation of Jesus Christ,
chapter 11:v.2- I have mentioned in my prior post, it GOD gave unto JESUS
about 65 years after His ascention to show unto His servants things which would go shortly come to pass (future), i.e. from year 95 AD ahead, NOT BEFORE JESUS ASCENTION; and JESUS sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John, and unto us too, it's sure.
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What matters is that, in that period of time, the Word was made flesh in fulfillment of prophecies, mainly of Isaiah's prophecy, the messianic prophet of the Lord, by the way, the Word was made flesh around year 4B.C.
The NAME that the Word chose for Himself - the Word is GOD - was JESUS, this explains the why JESUS said: "I and my Father are One -John 10:v.30", and He gave His own life for salvation of the Gentiles and mainly the salvation of the lost Israel,
but now JESUS is already sat in His Throne, the Judgment Seat of Christ, and He will return here very soon. Satan knows of this, thus he also will manifest himself as a messiah of the Jews-John 5:v.43-47-, and as a lamb with two horns-Revelation 13:v.11- and as God -2Thes.2- and Satan as a messiah will oppose and exalt himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God will sit in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. As soon as Satan be enthroned as God in Jerusalem, the great city called Sodom and Egypt, he will make a deal or treaty with his main partnership, that is the Gentile Beast of sea, and Satan will give his Power, and his Throne in Jerusalem, and great Authority to the Gentile Beast of sea-Revelation 13:v.2- and the Gentile Beast of sea will persecute the believers by a PERIOD OF 42 MONTHS- THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK Daniel 70th-Revelation 13:v.5 - Check it-.
And the next HALF of the week - the second half - will be ruled by Satan (Matthew 24:v.15)- 1.260 days, plus 30 days - (30 is the NUMBER OF THE BETRAYERS). AND THERE WILL BE A GAP OF 45 DAYS, in this time the CURRENT WORLD OF DEVIL will be destroyed by complete - Revelation 11:v. 18.
Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. Dan.12:v.12
Yeah, day 1335, the Ineffable, Wonderful, Indescribable, Unspeakable day, the day1.335. Hallelujaaah!!!
The angel of the LORD said: the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy - Revelation 19:v.10.