Jesus tells Nicodemus that He is in heaven and on earth at the same time

John 3:9-15

Jesus tells Nicodemus he is in heaven. Nicodemus tried to understand what Jesus was telling him about being born again, but he still didn’t get it. Jesus told him that he, Nicodemus, is a master of Israel and he should know these things. Jesus explains to Nicodemus that we speak what we know, referring to his knowledge of the Old Testament, and testify what we have seen, that he is the Christ. Why hadn’t Nicodemus received this as a witness of who he is based on his knowledge of the Old Testament? If Jesus told him of earthly things, that he is the Christ, and he didn’t believe it, how would he understand heavenly things, that he is also in heaven as God the Father (Isaiah 9:6)?

Then Jesus explains that no man has ascended up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven. And, he as the Son of man is in heaven. Look at the word “is.” Jesus is saying that he is presently in heaven and he is speaking to Nicodemus on earth at the same time. Jesus is explaining to Nicodemus that it is hard for him to understand how he, Jesus, is on earth and in heaven at the same time. And only the Son of Man can ascend up to heaven and come down.

This is a revelation that Jesus is God and the Son of Man. It should be easy to understand that God’s Spirit can be on earth in a man, Jesus, and in heaven as the Spirit at the same time. God’s Spirit fills the Universe and God can be everywhere at the same time. The Son of man must be lifted up and whosoever believeth in him, meaning whosoever believes in the God in him, should not perish, but have eternal life. Therefore, you must believe that the Father is in Christ and that Jesus is the Father. Jesus said, I am in the Father, and the Father is in me. Jesus words come by his Spirit, the Father because the Father is in him (John 14:9-11, Colossians 2:8-9). God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself (II Corinthians 5:19).

Therefore, the body of Jesus is not only the Son of God but is, in fact, God himself (II Corinthians 5:19). Remember this: I and my Father are one – John 10:30. This statement means the Father and the Son is the same Person - John 14:7, Colossians 1:14-19, 2:9.  Jesus is telling Nicodemus that based on his knowledge of the Old Testament writing he should know these things.

This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations.  To order call 1-888-280-7715.

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Jesus tells Nicodemus how to be born again (John 3:1-5, Acts 2:38)

John 3:3-5

You must be born again. Why is this important? Nicodemus felt that Jesus was a teacher who had come from God and he was interested in understanding “how to be born again.” Jesus told Nicodemus he must be born of the water and of the Spirit. This is a phrase that we couldn’t understand until Peter’s sermon in the 2nd chapter of Acts. The question that Nicodemus asked and the answer that Jesus told him was satisfied in Acts 2:38.

Peter had the “keys of the kingdom of heaven,” therefore, Peter said, you must repent, be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, (water), for remission of sins and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, (Spirit). We also see in this scripture that remission of sins was preached, beginning at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Matthew 16:19, Luke 24:47, Acts 2:38).

Look at the connectivity of these scriptures concerning being born again (John 3:3-5 and Acts 2:38-39). Let’s see how Peter satisfied the born again question;

1. Peter used the “keys of the kingdom of heaven” to open the door (Jesus Christ) to the Church (Matthew 16:19, Acts 2:38).

Key # 1 Repent

Key # 2 Be baptized in Jesus name

Key # 3 Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

2. Peter preached repentance and remission of sins, in Jesus name, beginning at Jerusalem

(Luke 24:47).

3. Peter preached the baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38). The baptism in Jesus name is the solid Rock upon which the Church is built and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. For there is salvation in no other name. (Acts 4:12, Colossians 3:17).

4. Peter preached how to be born again in Jesus name (John 3:3)

5. Peter preached how to be born of the water and the Spirit in Jesus name (John 3:5)

6. In Peter’s sermon we see that the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38).

7. Peter tells us that once we are obedient we will know what God’s promise is for us and our children (Joel 2:27-29).

This is the true gospel of Jesus Christ and the born again experience (John 3:1-5, Acts 2:38).

This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations".  To order call 1-888-280-7715.