QUESTION: How about this for an intriguing theological question....
Did Judas have a genuine choice when he betrayed Christ, or was he simply carrying out a role assigned by God?
In Matthew 10:1-8, Jesus gives all twelve disciples, including Judas, authority to cast out unclean spirits and heal diseases, raise the dead ect. How do you account for that?
We know Jesus called him friend even during the betrayal. Matt 26:50 and in Matthew 27: 3 it says that Judas repented. If he repented of his sin, do you believe God forgive his sin?
If we look at Acts 1:25 it says that "Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place" so you believe "his own place" is a reference for Hell.
ANSWER: Greetings in Jesus wonderful name!
Brett Vasey Genuine choice Judas had, the fact that God knows the end from the beginning, should not make any man dare say, God was involved in the evil decision people made out of their own volitional choice. Actually Judas never had the power to overcome sin because he was never Saved at all. If he had taken a choice to repent of his sins earlier, he would have received God's grace and mercies just like Peter did. Even though God knows evil will happen, he doesn't force them to do it, but Satan does (John 10:10).
Ministry gifts 🎁 and ANOINTING are a one time transaction, a gift given to everyone who is called for the ministry which even Judas or Balaam received even while being Unsaved. But the character of God we bear fruit unto eternal life comes out of us only when we REPENT AND TURN FROM OUR SINS TO RECEIVE THE ASSURANCE OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS, that makes us a child of God to take us to heaven. These are two different things, and should not be mixed with one another.
A person can do the work of ministry to heal, PROPHECY and even save people unto eternal life, but if they themselves are not Saved by grace through Faith, but does depend on their works, to not just call Jesus Christ as their Lord with their mouth and not from their heart, then they themselves will go to hell fire 🔥 for being Unsaved (Matt 7:15-29). Doing the work of ministry is no guarantee of a person's salvation. That is why Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour, and all the apostles emphasized on salvation first, then the ministry and blessings of God next.
Matthew 26
50: But Jesus said to him, "Friend, why have you come?" Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.
When Jesus addressed Judas Iscariot as "friend" in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:50), biblical scholars and commentators suggest it was not an expression of intimate companionship, but rather a functional or ironic term for a comrade or accomplice aiding in a divine purpose.
THE SPECIFIC GREEK TERM: The word used by Matthew is hetairos (ἑταῖρος), which translates more accurately to "comrade," "companion," or "associate" rather than philos (φίλος), which is used for an intimate or beloved friend. Hetairos is used in Matthew 20:13 and 22:12 to refer to people in conflict with the speaker, suggesting a cold, formal, or ironic address.
ACCOMPLICE/FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY: Jesus used the term while Judas was in the act of betrayal. Because Judas was, in that moment, aiding in the fulfillment of the prophecy necessary for the crucifixion, some interpret "friend" as a term for someone unknowingly helping to achieve a goal.
NOT AN INTIMATE PERSON: While Judas was technically one of the "Twelve" and close in proximity for three years, Jesus refers to him differently than his intimate disciples (John 15:15). In John 6:70, Jesus refers to him as a "devil" a year or more before the betrayal.
A "FRIEND OF DESTINY": Some scholars argue that Peter was rebuked as "Satan" for opposing the cross, while Judas was called a "friend" because his actions were instrumental in the divine destiny that Jesus came to accomplish.
Therefore, in this context, calling Judas "friend" (or "comrade") is seen as a formal acknowledgment of his role in the betrayal, a final offer of mercy, or a ironic statement to a betrayer who was once a close associate but ultimately not a true friend.
Matthew 27
3: Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4: saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!"
5: Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6: But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood."
7: And they consulted together and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
8: Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
9: Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced,
10: "and gave them for the potter's field, as the LORD directed me."
Jesus refers to Judas as "doomed to destruction" (John 17:12), which we know as a sign that his heart was not in a state of true repentance.
Instead of seeking forgiveness from Jesus and God the Father who is in Heaven, Judas was consumed by guilt and hanged himself. This is contrasted with Peter's repentance after his betrayal.
Judas Iscariot experienced intense remorse rather than true, salvific repentance. The word "remorse" is a feeling sorry, leading to suicide and "repentance" is a change of mind/heart, leading to life eternal relationship with God and his only begotten Son of God, Jesus the Christ.
"For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death." (2 Corinthians 7:10, NKJV). GODLY SORROW is a sorrow produced by the Holy Spirit that aligns with God's will, focusing on how sin offends God rather than just the consequences of being caught. Thus the following verses shows us how godly sorrow can be received by taking a positive decision to approach God for forgiveness, rather than running away from him in selfpity.
Matthew 5:4: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted".
James 4:9: "Be miserable and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into gloom" (NKJV).
Psalm 38:18: "For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin" (NKJV).
Unlike "worldly sorrow" (which brings guilt and despair), godly sorrow results in spiritual healing and RESTORATION.
While Matthew 27:3-4 notes he felt guilty, returned the money, and confessed to betraying "innocent blood," his actions led to despair and suicide (Matthew 27:5) rather than turning to God for mercy, often cited as the difference between godly sorrow and worldly regret.
Yes their own place for the Unsaved Judas and all others who never repent in this life is Hades prison of condemnation, where a waiting for God's eternal condemnation will continue until the Millennial rule of Jesus will get over and the White Throne Judgment for unbelievers take place somewhere between the present Heaven and Earth takes place.
Those who remain Unsaved will go there to the Hades prison. This is a place where an unsaved will never be disturbed by God and also they will not feel even an iota of the goodness of God but only regrets and tormental remorse, cry and howling. They will all be one day brought from this place to the White Throne Judgment of God, where they will be judged for their works which cannot save them, and will be therefore sent to the Eternal Lake of 🔥 Fire, where the torment be continued through unquenchable fire and where the worms die not for eternity ahead. So Hades prison will be temporal hell for the Unsaved, from there they will be thrown into eternal hell of the Lake of Fire after the White Throne Judgment to make sure they fully understand for eternity why they have landed up in this eternal torment without God, as this place was initially planned for the devil 👿 and his angels only (Matt 25:41, 46).
THE BOTTOM LINE IS, BECAUSE JUDAS WASTED HIS TIME SPENT WITH JESUS TRYING TO GAIN IN A EARTHLY WAY WHAT HE CAN GET OUT OF JESUS, RATHER THAN SUBMIT HIS OWN LIFE BY ASKING TO HIM FOR FORGIVENESS AND MERCY TO RECEIVE ETERNAL SALVATION. AS THE SCRIPTURE REVEALS, YOU CAN BE WITH THE CREATOR HIMSELF, BUT IF YOU ASK NOT, YOU WILL RECEIVE NOT. SO SADLY, JUDAS WENT TO HELL FIRE, 🔥 👿 BECAUSE HE WAS NEVER SAVED NEITHER GENUINELY REPENTED FOR HIS SINS BUT HAD ENOUGH SELF PITY TO COMMIT SACRILEGE BY BETRAYAL OF JESUS CHRIST AND THUS ALSO COMMIT SUICIDE FOR IT‼️
Much Blessings.....
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