John 3:13
John 3:13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
The verse highlights that only Jesus has ascended to heaven and returned, and only through faith in Him can we attain eternal life. We are reminded in this verse of the importance of placing our faith in Jesus as the only means to reach heaven. It also emphasizes the fact that Jesus is unique because He came from heaven and returned to heaven, and He is the only way to ascend into the spiritual realm. The Lord Jesus explained to Nicodemus step by step the importance of a new spiritual birth. Even though Nicodemus understood the words written in scripture, he was unaware of the truth. A full revelation of this truth was made by Jesus, the only begotten Son of the Father. The letter of the law was well known to Nicodemus, but he was not yet aware of the Word of truth, the Word of life, the Word of light, and the Word of salvation that Scripture mentions. Truthfully, it is only through a spiritual rebirth, given by God, that one can be freed from spiritual ignorance and gain acceptance into God's kingdom. Jesus Christ, the Son of Man, has been appointed by God as the heir of everything and the only one who has ascended into heaven to bring about this rebirth.
John 7:28
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
Luke 2:4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Matthew 26:4
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.