Jew and Gentile has been broken down (Eph. 2:14). Like most first-century Hebrews, the disciples were nationalists at heart—longing for a return of the days of David and Solomon. But the purposes of God are far greater than their minds could possibly grasp. Israel is only a tiny country, and the gospel is to conquer the world. I still smile when I think of my grandfather telling me with a solemn earnestness when I went off to the university that I was “going very far away” and that he hoped I’d come