John 6:62 refers to Jesus “where He WAS before” while John 3:13 refers to Jesus “who is in heaven.” During his earthly ministry, Jesus could not be said to have been “where He was before (John 6:62)” while being “in heaven (John 3:13)” at the same time. Since God’s word cannot contradict itself, the standard Trinitarian interpretations of John 6:62 and John 3:13 could not be correct.
The words, “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven” in John 3:13 imply that Jesus as a man had “gone up to heaven” sometime during his earthly ministry. For God as God cannot be said to have “gone up to heaven.” In like manner, Christ’s words in John 6:62 strongly imply that he had ascended to heaven: “What then if you see the Son of Man ascending…?” Therefore, based on these two verses, it is very plausible that the man Christ Jesus had “gone up to heaven” sometime during his earthly ministry.

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