John 15:22-23

Jesus obviously did not mean that it would have been better for the world if He had remained in heaven. His point was that by coming into the world and preaching and working miracles He had confronted people with their rebellion against God (cf. Matthew 11:20-24; Luke 11:31-32). Jesus’ words and works were the Father’s who had sent Him. Therefore the world’s rejection of them constituted rejection of the Father. To hate Jesus amounted to hating God. This is another strong implication of Jesus’ deity.