Luke 24:21

21. Should have redeemed Israel Equivalent to saying, we once had faith that he would be the true Messiah. To redeem Israel, doubtless included the idea of removing the Roman yoke; but it also implied the introduction of a reign of truth and righteousness. Perhaps even the world would be renovated to its Edenic state, inhabited by the holy dead in their resurrection glory.

The third day They doubtless here refer to the three days so often mentioned as connected with his death and burial. The period had passed, but the world is not renewed.