John 12:44 But Jesus cried out and said, He who believes into Me does not believe into Me, but into Him who sent Me;
This was the Lord's declaration to the unbelieving religionists. It implied that
1. He was God manifested to man;
2. He came as a light into the world so that by believing into Him man would not remain in darkness;
3. He came to man with the living words; whoever receives His words has eternal life now and forever, and whoever rejects His words will be judged by His words in the last day.