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May 6, 2024 · Jesus says that no one has ascended to heaven but the one who has descended. Jesus affirms that the only one who has done this is the Son of Man (a title Jesus uses often of Himself). It is noteworthy that Jesus lists the ascending before the descending.
Apr 12, 2023 · What does it mean that no one has ascended to heaven (John 3:13)? Why did Jesus say that the Son of Man must be lifted up (John 3:14)? What is the difference between Sheol, Hades, Hell, the lake of fire, Paradise, and Abraham’s bosom?
There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven. World English Bible. No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven. Literal Translations.
In John 3:13 Jesus said, "No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man." Some have understood these words to mean no one went to heaven before Jesus. Is this true? A look at the larger discussion of Jesus in this chapter demonstrates this is not true.
Amid this conversation about the afterlife, Jesus made this authoritative and dogmatic statement: “No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven” (John 3:13). Jesus’ words are plain and direct—nobody, except He Himself, has gone to heaven.
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. While the statements ascended and descended within the passage present serious difficulties, reconciling ascended with Enoch and Elijah is straightforward.
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Some commentators have posited that John 3:13 are actually the words of John and not Jesus, written after Jesus ascended into heaven which makes total sense. Otherwise you have Jesus stating to Nicodemus that he is in heaven when he clearly was not.
