the kingdom of God is going to mean the restoration of Israel, but it’s going to be on God’s own terms. So again, redirection away from timings, from seasons, toward mission as well as to God actually bringing this about by His own means and on His own terms. And this verse, Acts 1:8, which we’ll talk about more and many have seen it as something of a thesis statement for the book of Acts, even alludes to important passages from Isaiah that foretell Israel’s restoration. Throughout Isaiah 43, for