What had prompted Judas to betray Jesus?
What had prompted Judas to betray Jesus?
John 13:2 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas , the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus . Matthew 10:4 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Luke 22:3-6 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present. Matthew 26:21-25 21 And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.” 22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, LORD?” 23 Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.” 25 Then Judas , the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said so.” John 6:70-71 70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” 71 (He meant Judas , the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.) Matthew 26:14-15 14 Then one of the Twelve-the one called Judas Iscariot-went to the chief priests 15 and asked, ” What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. John 13:27 27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, ” What you are about to do, do quickly.”
What does Judas teach us about repentance?
And something else which Judas’ repentance teaches is that mere fleshly sorrow actually produces death. That was all that it did for Judas, who went out and hanged himself. John the Baptist, our Lord Jesus Christ, and later Peter and Paul were working very hard to make sure that the sorrow of their listeners was not that of the flesh.
What did Judas receive for betraying Jesus?
Judas had betrayed Jesus, but when he learned that Jesus had been sentenced to death, he was sorry for what he had done. When Judas, the traitor, learned that Jesus had been condemned, he repented and took back the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders.
Did God predestine Judas to betray Christ?
The implication of these verses was that Judas was chosen by God to betray Jesus. Both Jesus and Peter, in the above passages, verify that Judas was specifically chosen for the job of betrayal. We may say that Judas was predestined, called, elected, and/or chosen to betray Jesus. He had no free will and thus no choice in the matter.