The word "ascended" and what does it mean "No one has ascended into heaven" in John 3:13? John 3:13


  No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.





About the word "ascended" :
A. resurrected then "bodily" ascend into heaven
B. not resurrected but it is his/her spirit ascend to heaven


is it A or B ?




About the whole bold sentence, Jesus say :
A. until today, no one has ascended into heaven
B. before My Second Coming time-frame, no one will ascend into heaven


is it A or B ?

Thank you.
I think for this question, the context is super important, here is verses 10-13 of john NKJV


  Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? 11 Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.


The context here is talking about teaching. Nicodemus is "the teacher of Israel" i have heard this to imply that he was quite possibly THE teacher in Israel, maybe there was no one above him. He was supposed to be the guy with all the answers.

But still he had doubts and questions, which is why he came to Jesus by night.

So in the context, when Jesus is saying "No one has ascended to heaven" he is referencing teaching, how he (Jesus) is not guessing, or passing along secondhand information, Jesus says 


  13a "Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, "


The Emphasis is that no one on earth is is able to teach the things Jesus can teach, Because no one has "Ascended" to heaven, for the purpose of returning and teaching the truths of heaven, on earth.

I believe jesus is less making a blanket statement about whether anyone has gone to heaven to that date, and making a strong point about his unique ability to teach the truths of God which he knows by personal experience, because he is come down from heaven, something no one else has ever done.

So i think to sum it all up for an answer to your question, the best understanding of the sentence 


  No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man


C. No living human person has gone up to heaven to learn these things and returned to teach them, Except for Jesus, who came Down from heaven already knowing them.