According to Luke and Acts, the death and resurrection of the Messiah are bound inextricably to both the land and the people. In the final analysis, his salvific work either includes them in its scope, or fails in its purpose.

Jerusalem will suffer many things, as the prophecies of Zechariah (12–14), Ezekiel, and Jesus (Luke 13, 19, 21, and 23) all foretell. But the city will be consoled when the LORD comes to defend her at the end. Luke still awaits that day when “the times of the gentiles are fulfilled,” which will also introduce the “time” when God will “restore the kingdom to Israel"...for the narrative of God’s dealings with Jerusalem, Israel, and the nations has not yet been closed. - Mark Kinzer