Negative. An unbeliever would simply say that John was on some sort of hallucinogen or was mad. Perhaps a true Christian might say that your statement was indicative of madness all by itself. John is very clear on the matter. Perhaps he might have been too academic as well.
There are times when our perceptions are so intervened that we really do not exercise volition in order to understand the meaning being communicated. The Holy Spirit performs this type of work in us.
Let me put it this way: God is the Ultimate. We are a miniscule portion of His Creation. Can a bacterium understand Einstein? Can we understand God? Yet God put frail and fallible men in charge of His infallible Church. I cannot explain it. Peter fell short time after time, yet he was still the leader of the Apostles and the one that led the Church after Pentecost under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Still his interpretation.
Consider this: if the Gospel writers were all perfect in their writings, there would only be one Gospel; or else there would be four clones (or 60 or 80 clones) identically written.
Can a bacterium understand Einstein?
Of course you are looking for the answer no, but, what if the bacterium is filled with the Holy Spirit???
Consider this: if the Gospel writers were all perfect in their writings, there would only be one Gospel; or else there would be four clones (or 60 or 80 clones) identically written.
You just implied that we can not know God, or what he does, or why he does the things he does...
And then you chose yourself to figure out that the scriptures are imperfect because God didn't write them your way...God's not quite as logical as you, eh???
They perfectly provide four different perspectives, so in no way are they imperfect. Scripture is also adequate and sufficient for us to live through faith in Him to perform His Plan.