The hour has come in God's timing

“The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified” (John 12:23). Previously, the time had not been right, but now it was time for Jesus to be glorified through His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. These things were necessary before the gospel could be preached in its fullest sense to the Jews and Gentiles. (John 12:24) “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.” As a grain must “die” in order to germinate and ultimately produce fruit, so Jesus must die in order to...

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