John 6 they therefore rejected it." Jesus' response, "Does this offend you? What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? (John 6:60-61) could be interpreted as: or it could mean William Robertson Nicoll suggests that "the second interpretation gives the better sense: you will find it easier to believe I came down from heaven, when you see me returning thither". In John's Gospel, Jesus' ascension "to where he was before" takes place through His death and resurrection: the Ascension on the Mount of Olives 40 days after Jesus' resurrection is not recorded in John's Gospel.
Resurrection of Jesus "ek anastasis" (out-resurrection)" from the dead, which according to Habermas means that "What goes down is what comes up". And (3) In Philippians 3:20–21 "We look from heaven for Jesus who will change our vile "soma" (body) to be like unto his "soma" (body)". According to Habermas, if Paul meant that we would change into a spiritual body then Paul would have used the Greek "pneuma" instead of "soma". Although others argue that a "body" (or "soma") can be a "spirit" "body", not necessarily "flesh", in order for it to be a body, according to Paul's own words to the