Section 3
give us the divine and heavenly commission. This is the purpose of God which was designed in eternity past. God's eternal purpose is simply to work Himself into us, mingling Himself with us so that we may become His expression and manifestation.
The Lord has accomplished all this by His death and resurrection. He was the one grain of wheat which was multiplied into many grains by death and resurrection (12:24). He was the Only Begotten Son who has been duplicated and multiplied into many sons (Heb. 2:10). By His resurrection He multiplied Himself, and after His resurrection He revealed to Mary that the disciples were now His brothers (John 20:17). He was the Only Begotten Son, but now He has become the firstborn Son of many sons. Before His death, He was the only Son of God without any brothers. But after His resurrection, the Only Begotten Son became "the Firstborn among many brothers" (Rom. 8:29). Consider the illustration of a grain of wheat. After it falls into the ground and dies, it is resurrected and multiplied into many grains. Where is the orig inal grain of wheat? It is now in the many grains. In fact, it even is the many grains. In chapter twelve Christ was the one grain, but in