"No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man." (John 3:13) Well known biblical unitarian Anthony Buzzard has an interpretation of John 3:13, and it is likely accurate. He says (in a youtube video called "John 3:13 Explained - "no man has ascended"?? - Anthony Buzzard & J. Dan Gill - Bible Commentary", which I'll link below) that the context in John is spiritual understanding (verse 12) and that nobody has ever reached the level of intimacy with heaven to the same degree that the man Jesus Christ has. Nobody's bridged the gap between heaven and earth or God and man like the one who came down from heaven has. He says this is poetic and typological language. This view is lent significant merit in Proverbs where the writer is, as Anthony puts it, "deploring the fact that he hasn't learned wisdom or gotten the knowledge he should have of the Holy One." "Who has ascended to heaven and com
John 8:58: “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” ( I am is ego eimi in Greek) Most Christians, automatically, on auto-pilot, (mistakenly in my opinion) assume Jesus was quoting Yahweh in Exodus 3:14 where God says: “ I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘ I AM has sent me to you.’ The apostles used the Septuagint and in it, at Exodus 3:14, Yahweh says: "I am the Being ; and he said, Thus shall ye say to the children of Israel, the Being has sent me to you." The being is "ho on", NOT "eigo eimi" in Greek. I am (eigo eimi) simply introduces what he was ("ho on") instead of defining it. Notable scholar F. F. Bruce says: "If a direct reference had been intended to Exodus 3:14 in the present passage (John 8:58), one might have expected "ho on" rather than "ego eimi." (The Gospel of John, 1983, p. 193) In other words, Jesus did not, I repeat di