The Tragic Story of Judas Iscariot

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The Tragic Story of Judas Iscariot

Judas Iscariot. A man who usually strikes fear into the hearts of Christians and Jews alike. But who is this praised man of Kerioth, really? He betrayed our LORD for 30 silver shekels. Yet, there HAS to be SOME good in him, or else, why on earth would Jesus pick him? I'll inform you on Judas' possible motives, thoughts that may have been running through his head before and after the fact, his culpability, and the status of his soul.

Most people believe Judas' only motive for betraying Jesus to the Sanhedrin was greed. Others say he might be trying to simply get Jesus to confound His enemies, not get condemned. I believe the latter is more correct. First off, 30 silver shekels is not much, about $6.48. He could've easily betrayed Him for much more, so why did he settle for only 30 silver shekels? We can't use Zechariah 12:10 because it'd be circular reasoning. Maybe because he was going to give the money to the poor? Remember John 12:5-6? My theory is that Judas valued Christ, so he wouldn't declare Him to be worthless by giving Him away for free. He betrayed Christ to allow Him to setup His Kingdom.

During the Last Dinner, Jesus tells the Disciples that one of them will betray Him. They all say "Is it me, LORD?" But when it gets to our friend Judas, and he asks Jesus, Jesus responds, "Yes, it's you." (Matthew 26:25). Exactly how would you feel if you were declared to be the betrayer of the LORD? Personally, I'd feel shocked, rejected, alone, angry, scared, sad, upset, etc. Also, our dear friend Mark (Mark 14:20) did not do a very good of illustrating this tragic event. I believe it went something like this: When Jesus is talking to the Disciples, Judas' looking into Jesus' eyes, not pay...

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...solve his sins and baptize and chrism him in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Imagine that! He could've become as great a saint as Peter, if only he asked forgiveness. Jesus cursed those who denied Him before men, but Peter repented and was forgiven. Judas could've been a famous missionary, apostle, and martyr!!! And about Judas' other sins: stealing from the money box was relatively minor compared to other Disciples lust and unbelief. Judas didn't betray Jesus, we ALL did, through our sins. The tragic story of Judas Iscariot should remind us how that we all betrayed Jesus, we all do evil, even if we mean well, and that repentance can be offered to anyone, no matter who says otherwise. We ALL betrayed Christ, not just Judas.

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