Bible Verse of the Day Wednesday January 18th, 2023

John 3:13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven —the Son of Man.

We will focus on the last three words in this verse, The Son of Man. The verse, in its entirety, states: “No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven —the Son of Man.”  However, for this commentary, we will look at the Idea that Jesus, our Lord, Savior, and master, consistently referred to Himself as The Son of Man. He could have chosen the Son of God because He would have still described Himself in that phrase. Many other descriptions of Himself would have been applicable but proper and fitting—the “Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, the Wonderful Counselor,” to name a few.

In the humility and unassuming nature of Christ Jesus, we can learn a great lesson about the importance of humility in our own lives. Jesus did not hold any world titles or degrees; humanly speaking, He would not qualify to join a Seminary today. Too often, we, as humans, want to flaunt our worldly successes and titles. However, a much sweeter aspect in play here is that Jesus loved the world so much that He chose to identify Himself with humankind, the Son of Man. In doing this, He pronounces His unanimity and compassion on His people. This simple act of humility allows all who follow and believe in Him know they can approach Him without fear. 

C. S. Lewis once wrote: “The Son of God became the Son of Man that the sons of men might become the sons of God.” Therefore, Jesus was exclusively and uniquely qualified to tell the world of the things of Heaven because He had been there for all eternity past. There has never been a human being that has been in an eternal state. Therefore, Jesus was completely human, and ultimately God, and was and is an intermediary between Heaven and earth, between God and humankind (1 Timothy 2:5).

Some ask how Jesus could simultaneously be “in heaven” and on earth. He possessed a divine nature as God and eternally existed in Heaven while He was on the earth as a human being. There was a unison and harmony of Jesus’ humanity and His deity that existed simultaneously. When God spoke to Moses from the burning bush, He did not separate Himself from Heaven; at every connection of God with humanity, God did not cease to exist in Heaven.

Christ Jesus left certain aspects of His deity in Heaven when He came to earth as a Human. He did not come as omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, but He did come with love, justice, and truth. Jesus did not separate himself from His deity, but He did limit His inexpressible attributes to perform as an actual human being (Philippians 2:5-8). Some have attempted to explain Heaven from a human perspective; however, that cannot happen. Only Christ Jesus, who resided in Heaven, can thoroughly explain Heaven to earthly beings.