Before one can come to the knowledge of the truth concerning the question of Judas’s salvation one must first have their understanding of the biblical doctrines which address his salvation in place.
God doesn’t replace in the kingdom of God nor the Body of Christ: He adds.
And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts 2:47b.
His Calling:
12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; 14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, 16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor. Luke 6:12-16
He named them apostles.
And the Holy Spirit is adamant to letting us know Judas was one of the twelve.
Matt. 26:14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests…
Matt. 26:47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve…
Lk. 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
Etc.
The Last Supper:
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. Luke 22:19-21
All twelve disciples are with Jesus at the Passover meal.
When Jesus from the cross uttered “Father, forgive them for they no not what they do” He was doing what a High Priest is given to do and that is pray for the people of God and offer sacrifices for the people of God. And the prayer as High Priest was uttered in John 17:9.
9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Those the Father gave the Son are the objects of His atoning work.
2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. John 17:2.
Jesus was not asking the Father to forgive the religious leaders or the Romans who crucified Him, nor those that were present at Hid crucifixion, He was atoning those whom the Father gave Him, those souls whose names are written in the Book of Life before God began creating. It was the Father’s plan, the Son implemented that plan, and the Holy Spirit applies that plan to God’s eternal elect.
The Betrayal:
When I’d ask Christians, what did Judas do that was cause for his betrayal of Jesus they cannot answer because they don’t know. Simply put, Judas’s betrayal was that he revealed the place where Jesus took His disciples.
1When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. 2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
John 18:1-2.
And this?
70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? 71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
Strong’s defines the word devil as: diabolos (διάβολος, 1228), “an accuser” or “traducer.” It means ‘one who is a false accuser’ or ‘impugns the character of another.’ And here its usage is an adjective, not noun nor personal pronoun. Jesus is merely calling Judas as ‘false accuser.’ And this Judas did when he went to the religious leaders.
The religious leaders knew Judas was a disciple of Jesus and Judas comes to them seeking to turn over his master. In their minds they reason if he could be trusted, was Jesus sending Judas as a means to trap the religious leaders in a plot of His own. But in order to gain their trust Judas begins in this meeting to falsely accuse Jesus to the religious leaders and in this the begin to trust the sincerity of why Judas came to them. In the Jewish religion “false accusation” is a serious violation of the Law.
11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. Mark 14:11.
And this:
12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Again Strong’s: perdition 684. ἀπώλεια Strong’s Greek #684 from a presumed derivative of <G622> (apollumi); ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal).
‘Ruin’ or ‘loss.’ And the three senses in which it is used are ‘physical,’ ‘spiritual,’ or ‘eternal’ ruin. Jesus’ atonement in which His body and blood are ‘given for you’ cannot mean the ‘eternal’ ruin of Judas nor his ‘spiritual’ ruin for the Holy Spirit has not yet been given. The only sense in which ‘apollumi’ can apply is physical ruin, and this occurred when Judas hung himself and his bowels gushed out at the bottom of the ravine where his hanging took place.
Judas’s Repentance:
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
First, Judas understands his act against Jesus and ‘saw [perceived] he (Jesus) was condemned.’ Then Scripture states Judas repented and ‘brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests’ and he confessed ‘I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood.’ The chief priests say ‘what is that to us? See thou to that.’ Then Judas cast down the thirty pieces of silver in the temple and went out and hanged himself.
Under the Law it states:
23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
Mischief followed. And the sentence for such mischief that an innocent man die is life for life. But the chief priest was not concerned with addressing Judas’s sin. They in effect told him to ‘see thou to that' (handle it yourself). So Judas went and handled it himself and gave his life under the law for the life of Jesus. What the prescription for Judas’s sin was for the religious leaders with the people in tow was to take him outside the city and stone him. Judas was obeying the Law and went out and gave his life for the life of innocent Jesus. And at this time, they were all still under the Law.
And what of this:
24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Well let’s look at this statement. First, Strong defines the word ‘woe’ simply as ‘grief.’ And Judas grieved over his act against Jesus very deeply to the point of death. Secondly, ‘it had been good for that man if he had not been born’ can be understood that had Judas not been born he would not have woe or grief over what he did in betraying Jesus, would not have died under these circumstances, nor would he have betrayed Jesus, would not have died according to the Scripture, there would be no sacrifice, no atonement, and we would all still be in our sin under eternal damnation with no recourse. But according to the plan of God it was determined that someone betray Jesus and that man turned out providentially to be a man who was Jesus’ friend: Judas Iscariot.
49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come?
There are only two people in Scripture that Jesus calls ‘Friend,’ Abraham and Judas.
James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
There are no Friends of God in hell.
Rev. 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
In Isaiah the prophet describes the coming Redeemer as a Suffering Servant and Conquering King, as a Lamb of God and a Lion from the tribe of Judah. Before the cross Jesus was described by John the Baptist as the Lamb of God. This helps date and identify who these twelve apostles are: they are the twelve apostles (including Judas) of the Lamb, and this takes us to pre-cross apostles.
God doesn’t replace in the kingdom of God nor the Body of Christ: He adds.
And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts 2:47b.
His Calling:
12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; 14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, 16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor. Luke 6:12-16
He named them apostles.
And the Holy Spirit is adamant to letting us know Judas was one of the twelve.
Matt. 26:14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests…
Matt. 26:47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve…
Lk. 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
Etc.
The Last Supper:
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. Luke 22:19-21
All twelve disciples are with Jesus at the Passover meal.
When Jesus from the cross uttered “Father, forgive them for they no not what they do” He was doing what a High Priest is given to do and that is pray for the people of God and offer sacrifices for the people of God. And the prayer as High Priest was uttered in John 17:9.
9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Those the Father gave the Son are the objects of His atoning work.
2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. John 17:2.
Jesus was not asking the Father to forgive the religious leaders or the Romans who crucified Him, nor those that were present at Hid crucifixion, He was atoning those whom the Father gave Him, those souls whose names are written in the Book of Life before God began creating. It was the Father’s plan, the Son implemented that plan, and the Holy Spirit applies that plan to God’s eternal elect.
The Betrayal:
When I’d ask Christians, what did Judas do that was cause for his betrayal of Jesus they cannot answer because they don’t know. Simply put, Judas’s betrayal was that he revealed the place where Jesus took His disciples.
1When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. 2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
John 18:1-2.
And this?
70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? 71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
Strong’s defines the word devil as: diabolos (διάβολος, 1228), “an accuser” or “traducer.” It means ‘one who is a false accuser’ or ‘impugns the character of another.’ And here its usage is an adjective, not noun nor personal pronoun. Jesus is merely calling Judas as ‘false accuser.’ And this Judas did when he went to the religious leaders.
The religious leaders knew Judas was a disciple of Jesus and Judas comes to them seeking to turn over his master. In their minds they reason if he could be trusted, was Jesus sending Judas as a means to trap the religious leaders in a plot of His own. But in order to gain their trust Judas begins in this meeting to falsely accuse Jesus to the religious leaders and in this the begin to trust the sincerity of why Judas came to them. In the Jewish religion “false accusation” is a serious violation of the Law.
11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. Mark 14:11.
And this:
12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Again Strong’s: perdition 684. ἀπώλεια Strong’s Greek #684 from a presumed derivative of <G622> (apollumi); ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal).
‘Ruin’ or ‘loss.’ And the three senses in which it is used are ‘physical,’ ‘spiritual,’ or ‘eternal’ ruin. Jesus’ atonement in which His body and blood are ‘given for you’ cannot mean the ‘eternal’ ruin of Judas nor his ‘spiritual’ ruin for the Holy Spirit has not yet been given. The only sense in which ‘apollumi’ can apply is physical ruin, and this occurred when Judas hung himself and his bowels gushed out at the bottom of the ravine where his hanging took place.
Judas’s Repentance:
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
First, Judas understands his act against Jesus and ‘saw [perceived] he (Jesus) was condemned.’ Then Scripture states Judas repented and ‘brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests’ and he confessed ‘I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood.’ The chief priests say ‘what is that to us? See thou to that.’ Then Judas cast down the thirty pieces of silver in the temple and went out and hanged himself.
Under the Law it states:
23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
Mischief followed. And the sentence for such mischief that an innocent man die is life for life. But the chief priest was not concerned with addressing Judas’s sin. They in effect told him to ‘see thou to that' (handle it yourself). So Judas went and handled it himself and gave his life under the law for the life of Jesus. What the prescription for Judas’s sin was for the religious leaders with the people in tow was to take him outside the city and stone him. Judas was obeying the Law and went out and gave his life for the life of innocent Jesus. And at this time, they were all still under the Law.
And what of this:
24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Well let’s look at this statement. First, Strong defines the word ‘woe’ simply as ‘grief.’ And Judas grieved over his act against Jesus very deeply to the point of death. Secondly, ‘it had been good for that man if he had not been born’ can be understood that had Judas not been born he would not have woe or grief over what he did in betraying Jesus, would not have died under these circumstances, nor would he have betrayed Jesus, would not have died according to the Scripture, there would be no sacrifice, no atonement, and we would all still be in our sin under eternal damnation with no recourse. But according to the plan of God it was determined that someone betray Jesus and that man turned out providentially to be a man who was Jesus’ friend: Judas Iscariot.
49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come?
There are only two people in Scripture that Jesus calls ‘Friend,’ Abraham and Judas.
James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
There are no Friends of God in hell.
Rev. 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
In Isaiah the prophet describes the coming Redeemer as a Suffering Servant and Conquering King, as a Lamb of God and a Lion from the tribe of Judah. Before the cross Jesus was described by John the Baptist as the Lamb of God. This helps date and identify who these twelve apostles are: they are the twelve apostles (including Judas) of the Lamb, and this takes us to pre-cross apostles.
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