At the time Jesus gave the Great Commission the disciples were still reeling from their crisis of faith. Despite the fact that Christ repeatedly informed His disciples about the cross, a suffering and dying Messiah didn't fit their worldview. Up until the moment of Jesus' apprehension, the disciples were looking for a political Messiah and an earthly Kingdom. In the Great Commission, Jesus makes it clear that they are recruiting disciples for a heavenly kingdom. The disciples had a problem with assuming that their agenda was God's agenda, a problem shared by many Christians of all ages.