earth. If these cannot be understood and believed, it is not possible for profound heavenly things to be believed. Jesus has unique authority to reveal these heavenly truths because he is the only person who has ever actually entered heaven’s realms (3:13). He alone brings a capacity for disclosure that exceeds both human imagination and wisdom. But just as Jesus descended with this knowledge—making him the unparalleled rabbi—so too he must return (3:14). Jesus refers to a story from Numbers 21 in
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