And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. 1 Cor.15:49
This post is a list of verses from John 6 and 1 Corinthians that talk about Jesus being a man and yet he appears to say that he came from heaven.
Note the words said by Jesus in the synagogue in Capernaum (John 6:59)
(A) Critical Questions:
John 6: 41 The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” 42 And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
John 6: 52 The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”
Jesus of Nazareth. Everyone around him knew his parents. Some of them probably grew up in the same neighbourhood with him. He was a Jew from their community. He was one of them.
But that day, Jesus startled those Jews. He told them that he wasn't exactly one of them.
“Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
(B) Jesus, the bread of life, is a man from heaven:
John 6: 32Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6: 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
John 6: 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.
John 6: 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”
Cross references:
1 Corinthians 15: 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15: 24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
1 Corinthians 15: 45 And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
1 Corinthians 15: 47 The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.
1 Corinthians 15: 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly.
1 Corinthians 15: 49 And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
(C) Jesus will raise up all who believe in him on the last day:
John 6: 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
John 6: 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
(D) A saying too hard for some to accept.
John 6: 60 Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?”
John 6: 61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before?
John 6: 65 And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
John 6: 66 From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.
John 6: 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
