Romans 6:5
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.
Jesus laid His life down like a seed being planted in the ground. When we repent and believe in Him, we are baptized into this. We are sown like He was sown. We identify with His death. He are planted like He was.
John 12:24
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.
Because Jesus died in an utterly unique, isolated way, He has made the way for multiple shoots to grow in the soil fertilized by His blood. Those shoots are then expected to produce fruit and seeds which are laid down in similar fashion to their Savior. In being planted, they multiply, disciples are made, and the world is conquered by the flora of the Father. The world is overtaken by the garden of God by the blood of His children.
And because the kingdom of God is oriented around resurrection, all who lay down their lives like seeds being planted will again see the light of day when they shoot up to inherit the earth when the Son returns to shine upon His creation.
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