Jesus refers to the hour of His death as the hour “that the Son of Man should be glorified”([John] 12:23). . . . The hour of Jesus’ death is the hour of His glory, because at the cross, Jesus actually saves His people, securing their redemption for time and eternity. He dies in order to produce much fruit, and the fruit of His death is the salvation of men and women from every nation, tribe, people, and tongue.

“The Fruitful Grain of Wheat” by Brian Vos in Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century, eds. Daniel R. Hyde and Shane Lems, 11.