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“Except a corn [grain] of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit” (John 12:24).
Most of us understand what happens when we sow a seed in the ground. With warmth and moisture, it germinates and a new plant grows from it. But we never recover the original seed; it dies, so that it can grow a new plant that produces many more than the original one. With wheat, an average crop will produce about sixty grains on a stalk, while a good crop will have one hundred or more grains of wheat on the head of the stalk. But if we do not plant that grain of wheat, it will never produce more; it will remain alone.
It was the same way with the Lord Jesus. If He had never gone to the cross and died, He would have remained alone in heaven. But when He died, many were able to be saved. There will be millions in heaven because the Lord Jesus died!
Of course, not only did the Lord Jesus die, like a grain of wheat, but unlike the grain of wheat, He also rose from the dead. He is now alive and seated at God’s right hand, as we saw a few days ago. We will spend all eternity with Him!
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