What must happen for the kernel of wheat to not stay alone?
For the kernel of wheat to not remain alone, it must fall into the ground and die. If it germinates and springs forth new life, it brings forth much fruit, producing many kernels. If it does not die, it stays alone.
Les explains this is a tremendous lesson in theology: unless the kernel of wheat germinates and springs forth the stem of grain and brings out the number of heads that are on that stem, that kernel stays alone. But if it dies, if it germinates and brings forth new life, then the result is a whole head of maybe 100, 120 kernels of grain. Jesus was alluding to His own death and burial, and that when He would die and be resurrected from the dead, Gentiles could come into the picture and be the object of their faith as a result of His death, burial, and resurrection, and really not until.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
Why must a kernel of wheat be planted and buried in order to reproduce?
A kernel of wheat left in a granary abides alone and never reproduces. It must be planted, meaning buried; then moisture, sunshine, and activity in nature cause it to die and rot, and from that death comes a new green shoot, stem, and many kernels.
What is the result when the kernel of wheat dies and germinates?
When the kernel of wheat dies and germinates, it brings forth much fruit. It sends up a stem of grain with heads containing perhaps 100 or 120 kernels. It no longer abides alone but produces new life, picturing death, burial, and resurrection so Gentiles may believe.
More Questions
What is the result when a kernel of wheat dies and germinates?
In the metaphor, when the kernel dies and germinates, it produces a whole head of grain with perhaps 100 or 120 kernels.
Why does the kernel of wheat have to fall into the ground and die?
A kernel of wheat that lays by itself has to die before it can bring forth life; if it dies it brings forth much fruit, but if it stays alone it abides alone.
What does it mean that a kernel of wheat must fall into the ground and die before it can bear fruit?
Unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies it abides alone, but if it dies it brings forth much fruit or much grain.