Judas Iscariot - The Anti-Christ - the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Judas' name appears in the three of the lists of the Twelve disciples, although it always appears last. - Matt. 10:2-4; Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:14-16 - Worked miracles and preached with other disciples. He stayed with Christ for almost 2 years. His name is missing from the list of the 11 disciples in Acts 1:13; by that time Judas had already committed suicide.

During the week of the Passover festival, Judas went to the chief priests and offered to betray Jesus for a reward. - Matt. 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11 - At the Passover Supper, Jesus announced that He would be betrayed and that He knew who His betrayer was; - Mark 14:20; John 13:26 - When the Lord announced the Eucharist, Judas secretly resolved to leave. The Lord knew it and said, "Have I not chosen you, all twelve. Yet one of you is a devil". - John 6:71 - The first observance of the Lord's Supper (Eucharistic Celebration) was probably celebrated afterward, without Judas. - Matt. 26:20-29 -

Judas carried out his betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane. By a prearranged sign, Judas singled out Jesus for the soldiers by kissing him. The gospels do not tell us why Judas was needed to point out Jesus who had become a well-known figure. It is possible that Judas disclosed where Jesus would be that night so that He could be arrested secretly without the knowledge of His many followers and supporters. - Matt. 26:47-50 -

Later, Judas realizing what he had done and repented from the sin of betrayal, Judas attempted to return the money to the high priests. When the high priests refused to take it, he threw the money on the Temple floor, went out, fell into the sin of despair and hanged himself: his belly burst open and the internal organs poured out. After the Ascension, the place of Judas Iscariot was taken by Matthias who was a witness of Jesus' resurrection. - Acts 1:15-26 -

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -