John 6: 62
” Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!”
This chapter of John’s is almost entirely devoted to a discussion between Jesus and the people he is trying to teach about God. These people are Jews, but unlike the Jewish leaders, most of the people in this crowd are what would be called “followers” of Jesus. They like the miracles he does. They like being healed and made well. They like the idea of a king who can provide a banquet for all of them out of a small boy’s lunch.
Even though these people recognize that Jesus is unique in power, they do not seem to understand this idea that there is a separate kind of life apart from the flesh. More than this, they do not understand that outside of being in Jesus there can be no real life.
Jesus has repeated himself over and over again. He has made the point that he came from heaven to earth to show us the truth. Now he turns the tables and states, “Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!”
Q: What do you think it means to “see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before”?