The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:1-8
The quest on the heart of every Jew was the reestablishment of the Jewish state. When the freshly risen Savior met the two disciples on the road to Emaus, they told Him that their expectations were that Christ would restore again the Kingdom to Israel. In fact, it was one of the main reasons the leaders did not accept Him: He was not advocating for the present earthly kingdom. He emphatically told Pilate, the Roman governor, that His kingdom was not of this world but that He had come and was born to bear witness to the Truth. So, He did not come to restore an earthly kingdom but to restore the truth. Christ’s first mission on earth in our lives and in any situation is to first restore the truth.