...they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"For the nation of Israel, being saved meant "saved from oppressors" whether that would have meant the Romans, the Babylonians, whoever.Acts 1.6
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose. The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped...Now the Jewish people missed the point of salvation. What is the chance that a jailer, who works for the Roman oppressors, will have any idea of salvation at all? Could he possibly be thinking about being saved from a meaningless life or eternal damnation? I don't think so.The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved -- you and your household."
Acts 16.25-27, 29-31