A Kernel Of Wheat
I want information about John 12:24. How can I define wheat of grain for a message on that topic?
Q. I want information about John 12:24. How can I define wheat of grain for a message on that topic?
A. John 12:24 reads like this. “I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” If you have a kernel of wheat and just keep it, it will always be just one kernel. But if you plant it in the ground it will grow up to be a stalk that contains many kernels.
Jesus was comparing Himself the that kernel. If He stayed alive He would be the only one in Heaven. But if He died and was buried, He could produce many like Him. Romans 8:29 says that God wanted Jesus to be the firstborn among many brothers. And so it is. Because He fell to the Earth and died, you and I and millions more will spend eternity in Heaven with Him.