Jn. 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.” Jesus speaking to Nicodemus about no man has gone up to heaven, except the man that came down from heaven, which is the Son of man who is in heaven. There would be no mankind if it were not for the man of heaven. Who is the man that came down from heaven? Who is the man that went back to heaven? How is he the Son of man and still be in heaven?
WHO IS THIS MAN FROM HEAVEN
God was that man that came down from heaven. God is an everywhere Spirit and He has a Spirit image, a focal point if you will, that all of creation can come to His throne to see and interact with Him. No creation can see all of His everywhere Spirit. You would have to be God Himself to see all of God. This is why God identified His Spirit image and likeness as His Word. His focal point and a location to visit if His everywhere Spirit were of a solid form. How could I directly visit you if you were the wind? God had a visible image of Himself that all creation could visit.
God was that man that came down from heaven. His visible Spirit image/Word looks like a man. God counsel with Himself Eph. 1:11 in making a creation like unto Himself if He were to be of a solid form. Gen. 1:26 “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” This is where we see God as the man from heaven. After this scripture adding to how we know the man from heaven is God the scripture reads; v27 “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him…” God’s visible Spirit image and likeness is in the form of a man. A close imaginative picture would be seeing a man in the middle of a cloudless blue sky with billions and billions of tiny white particles representing His everywhere Spirit and the visible Spirit ghost like man as His interactive point with all of creation.
God was that man that came down from heaven. He reveals himself when He creates basically a self portrait of His visible Spirit image into solid form. God chose the dust of the earth to sculpt a body reflective of Himself. Gen. 2:7 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground…” God looking at this incomplete man on the ground only had a likeness and an image with a lacking of the life of God inside it. So, for this man to be like unto one of His children it needed God’s life.
The next part of this scripture shows us what God did: “…and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” God is the visible Spirit man that came down to earth creating His own image and giving it His breathe of life. His breathe of life going into the body birthed an individual eternal soul with thoughts, ability to move, and maintain an earthly body of existence. This explains what Apostle Paul said about God, Acts 17:28 “For in him we live, and move, and have our being… For we are also his offspring.” Mankind is made in the image and likeness of the visible Spirit Man that came down from heaven Jesus was talking about.
WHO IS THE MAN THAT WENT BACK TO HEAVEN
God is that man who went back up to heaven. The first hint of God being the man going back to heaven was when Adam and Eve were alone talking with the devil at the tree of the knowledge of evil and good. I believe it is acceptable that God let Adam and Eve be alone at times on the earth to live as they freely chose to live or He would have been there stopping them from sinning against Him. After they disobeyed God causing death and sin to corrupt them, Adam and Eve could hear God walking in the garden. God came back from heaven to visit them. Gen. 3:8 “And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day…” God, the visible Spirit man part, came for a visit.
How do you hear a voice walking? We all know a voice is a sound with words invisible to the eyes. They were hearing a sound coming towards them that they had not seen as yet perceiving it to be foot steps. God in His visible Spirit man form was solid enough to make walking noises, but not in the sense of earthly solidness. Our imagination may believe God has a visible Spirit man form, but cannot grab and hold something solid. It is hard to see a Spirit form to be solid, yet not fleshly like us. His Spirit can be just as solid and more so as the wind can uproot trees and houses.
God is that man who went back to heaven because we see in Isaiah what was in heaven. When Lucifer, the devil, wanted to overthrow God’s authority we can see the solidness of heaven. God had a solid throne He sat upon it in the stars with a visible mount for the angels to congregate on the North sides of it. God had visible clouds high in the skies of heaven. Isaiah reveals to us Satan’s five ‘I wills‘ against God’s physical home of heaven while at the same time showing God is the visible Spirit man going back to heaven Is. 14:13 “For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:” v14 “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.” The end of the story God threw Satan and his followers out of heaven.
Another place where God in His visible Spirit man form came down to visit was when Moses asked God to show him His glory. Ex. 33:18 “And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.” God answered with v19 “…I will make all my goodness pass before thee…“, but there was a condition that had to be met. God said, v20 “…Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.” God said the He would help Moses to fulfill his request. v21 “…Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:” God was there with Moses on the mountain, but hidden from his sight v22 “And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:” Though it maybe hard for us to understand, but God does have a hand in His visible Spirit form solid enough to block human sight. God continues to tell Moses v23 “And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.” God is the visible Spirit man that went back to heaven and came down from Heaven from time to time.
God was in heaven at another time and decided to visit Moses physically once again coming back to the earth. Ex. 34:5 “And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there…” God is that man that came back from heaven to stand with Moses while talking to him and when God was through He passed by Moses once again returning back to heaven. v6 “And the Lord passed by before him…”
HOW IS THE SON ON EARTH & IN HEAVEN
God is an everywhere Spirit, but He has a visible Spirit form of a man to interact with us and other creations. He created an image from the earth as a man like unto Himself. His everywhere Spirit is in heaven, on earth, and everywhere else, but when God wanted to interact with us His visible Spirit form would leave heaven and come to earth. God is, was, and will be the man ascending and descending to the earth for our sake.
This explains the scripture Jn. 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” v2 “The same was in the beginning with God.” v3 “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.“
His visible Spirit man form was revealed to us as His Word. “Word” is translated to us as thoughts, plans, and ideas. In this scripture God’s visible man Word form thought up the sun, stars, moon, and all other creations because nothing was made without “him“. The “him” is the man Jesus spoke of ascending and descending in the Old Testament, but now a man as the “…Son of man…” who “…is in heaven“.
This is where the everywhere present Spirit of God and the focal point visible Spirit man, the Word for the purpose to interact with creation, becomes flesh. v14 “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.” This is how the Son of man is in heaven and on the earth. You cannot separate the everywhere present Spirit of God from the focal point of His visible Word man representation to interact with all of His creation.
The everywhere present Spirit of God has no restrictions of time or place. God’s focal point visible Spirit man, the Word, steps into time and place just for us. We could never interact with the everywhere present Spirit of God because there is no creation equal to fathom or understand the All Present part of God. God took a part of Himself, if He were to be of a solid form, as a focal point and location to interact with Him for His creations. This is why heaven has a throne, stars, a mount, and clouds along with mansions. This is why earth reflects in a small way a solid physical form of heaven and God.
Jesus is the physical Son of man, if God were in solid form, for the sole purpose to redeem His children. The Spirit of God does not have blood to sacrifice for our sins. Jesus is God manifested in the flesh. 1 Tim. 3:16 “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” The visible Spirit man was the Word with God and was God in the beginning that created all things, walked in the garden, showed Himself to Moses, was born as a Son of man, and being the Son of God at the same time.
MAN IN HEAVEN & IN EARTH AT THE SAME TIME
Jesus speaking to the Pharisees asked, Mtt. 22:43 “… How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,” v44 “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?” This looks like the Lord in heaven talking to Himself as the Lord on the earth.
Seeing the man that ascended and descended from heaven and earth is the greatest mystery to be revealed to all of mankind. David was a fleshly man on the earth while in the spirit called Him Lord. David was in a spirit connected conversation interacting with the focal point of God’s Spirit man form, the Word, and the Lord spoke to the seed promised to Eve that was inside the lineage of David that will one day be born physically as a fleshly Son of man; will be given the right hand of power from the everywhere Spirit of God placing the enemies under his feet.
Jesus went onto ask the Pharisees v45 “If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?” The man from heaven, the Word, will descend from heaven becoming the “…Son of man, which is in heaven“, the Word made flesh. David got to see God as the Spirit man of heaven, known as the Word, ascending and descending with interactions of people of old to be the Lord as a son from his lineage being the God of heaven and the God on earth. 2 Cor. 5:19 “To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.“
This is a beautiful passage of scriptures revealing even more the Son of man which is in heaven, ascending, descending from heaven. Speaking about the All Present Spirit of God stepping in with His Word made of flesh: Col. 1:13 “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:” v14 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” The Word man in flesh has that power to deliver and forgive us.
The Word, Jesus, being the pattern of the visible Spirit man, if the everywhere Spirit of God were of a solid form, created Adam and mankind. v15 “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:” v16 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:” v17 “And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” We clearly see God has a focal point inside His All Present everywhere Spirit a location for all creation to interact with Him. Jesus is the focal point mediating our return to the direct fellowship with God. Jesus is the Man both physically and Spiritually being the reason for all creations. The Word is Jesus and Jesus is the Word that thought out creation, planned all the purposes of creation, and the idea the everywhere Spirit of God wanted all things to exist inside His kingdom.
How powerful is this man called Jesus with the Word inside of him?Phil. 2:10 “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;” v11 “And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” God the Father is the everywhere Spirit and Jesus is the visible Spirit man Word for all creation to interact with God, the location to kneel, and bow professing Jesus Christ is the Lord David was told to come in flesh to save us from our sins.
Jn. 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.“ Jesus said, Jn. 10:9 “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” For any of us, mankind, to ascend into heaven the only door to pass through is Jesus being the only man to have the power from God that has ascended, descended, and made a place both in heaven for those who have passed on and for those still alive today in the earth.
Jesus told us in heaven there are many mansions prepared and waiting for us. Jesus said he will go back to heaven prepare those places and return again to receive us allowing us a home in heaven where he will be. Jn. 14:1-5 If you don’t know the way Jesus said, v6 “…I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” No man is still allowed to ascend to heaven, descend from heaven, or be in heaven without Jesus, the dual parts of God, the Son of man and the Son of God.
The way, the truth, and the life has been revealed to us totally in Jesus Christ as the single door for mankind to enter into heaven. What should we do to enter this only door God has created for us? We should do nothing else, except what was required of the apostles of Jesus and the followers of Jesus. Heb. 13:8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” The door, the way, the truth, and the life has never changed to this day. Acts 2:38 “…Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” The Bible’s only plan of salvation.
If there is no one in your area to baptize you (Of course, I wish I was there for you), take yourself to a body of water deep enough to submerge yourself completely under water. 1 Stand or sit in the water with a heart of repentance and faith saying the words out loud, 2 “I baptize myself in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of my sins and I will receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” 3 Go completely underwater after saying this and come out of the water praising and worshipping God with the expectation of the power of the Holy Spirit of God coming upon you, flowing through you to the extend your native words of praise turns into a language God gives you to speak His praises by His Spirit in oneness with your spirit. Keep seeking the Lord with an open receptive heart.
Welcome to being born again of the water and of the Spirit of God through the only man that has ascended, descended, and is the door between heaven and earth. May God richly bless you with an anointed fellowship everyday of your life.