Scripture is the most complete set of facts we have about Jesus. Being supernaturally glorified, and at the same time as a man having spoken so many things which no person can either understand or obey, Jesus has allowed only a few rudamentary things ABOUT Him to be known by Believers on Earth. Of course, up in Heaven Believers will actually know Him. But, not today.
Confirmation of this can be seen in:
1.) Even after living with Jesus for three years, listening to both His teachings and esoteric explanations, The Disciples did not know Him. After His Crucifixion, they returned to fishing, and at first disbelieved the reports of His resurrection. How can anyone today know Jesus without seeing Him any better than when the Disciples did see Him?
2.) John the Revelator had to have a personal vision and a trip to Heaven in order to gain updated information about Jesus. Nobody today has had an in kind visit to Heaven or such a vision, and John's Revelation cannot be understood in any manner such that a consensus unity about it exists.
3.) When a person today does claim to "Know Jesus," what they know of Him does not exceed what is stated ABOUT Him in The Bible.
The point of this is that nobody can actually KNOW Jesus today, but can only know a few things ABOUT Him, and nothing more than what Scripture states. Reading information about a person does not mean we know them first hand. Even if The Holy Spirit seems to give some ... "feelings" ... or some sort of ... "insights" ... about Jesus, those feelings and insights must line up with Scripture.
Confirmation of this can be seen in:
1.) Even after living with Jesus for three years, listening to both His teachings and esoteric explanations, The Disciples did not know Him. After His Crucifixion, they returned to fishing, and at first disbelieved the reports of His resurrection. How can anyone today know Jesus without seeing Him any better than when the Disciples did see Him?
2.) John the Revelator had to have a personal vision and a trip to Heaven in order to gain updated information about Jesus. Nobody today has had an in kind visit to Heaven or such a vision, and John's Revelation cannot be understood in any manner such that a consensus unity about it exists.
3.) When a person today does claim to "Know Jesus," what they know of Him does not exceed what is stated ABOUT Him in The Bible.
The point of this is that nobody can actually KNOW Jesus today, but can only know a few things ABOUT Him, and nothing more than what Scripture states. Reading information about a person does not mean we know them first hand. Even if The Holy Spirit seems to give some ... "feelings" ... or some sort of ... "insights" ... about Jesus, those feelings and insights must line up with Scripture.