This entry was posted on June 30, 2012 by George Hawke. It was filed under Answer, Christian, Spiritual and was tagged with body, death, heaven, paradise, soul, spirit.
The scripture says no man hath went to heaven save he that came down from heaven.
Thanks for the comment. I assume you are referring to John 3:13NIV “No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man”. This verse refers to Christ’s incarnation (He “came from heaven”) and ascension (He has “gone into heaven”). Each of these events was unique. Jesus ascended into heaven by His own power to a position at God’s right hand in a way that was impossible for a human being. In the future, believers will be resurrected to go to heaven under God’s power (1 Cor. 15:38, 42; 1 Th. 4:14). When Enoch went to heaven “God took him away” (Gen. 5:24) and “Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind” (2 Ki. 2:11). They both went to heaven under God’s power, not their own power.