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1 | Jesus knew.......... | John 13:11 | kalos | 41849 | ||
What Pharoah did ultimately served the purposes of God in freeing Israel from Egyptian bondage. But to say that Pharoah went to heaven as a reward for his cruelty to the Hebrews is contrary to our knowledge of Scripture. Moses, not Pharoah, was the prophesied deliverer. The Lord Jesus Christ -- not Judas -- fulfilled what had to be done for our salvation. Jesus, not Judas, is our Savior. Jesus, not Judas, went to heaven. When Judas betrayed Christ, Judas did nothing to contribute to our salvation. Christ, not Judas, gave his life for our salvation. Thus, Judas in no way fulfilled what had to be done for our salvation. NASB Acts 1:25 "to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." AMPLIFIED Acts 1:25 To take the place in this ministry and receive the position of an apostle, from which Judas fell away and went astray to go [where he belonged] to his own [proper] place. "Judas chose his own fate of hell by rejecting Christ. It is not unfair to say that Judas and all others who go to hell belong there (compare John 6:70)" (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997). ************* John Gill's Exposition of the Bible Acts 1:25 'That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, etc.] Of the ministry of the apostles, or of the apostolical ministration; which lay in preaching the Gospel, administering ordinances, planting churches, and working miracles; and which part, lot, or inheritance, Judas had; see (Acts 1:17) . 'And from which Judas by transgression fell; by betraying his Lord, whose apostle he was, he was turned out of his office, and had no longer part in the apostolical ministry: 'that he might go to his own place; which may be understood of Judas, and of his going to hell, as the just punishment of his sin; which is commonly so called by the Jews, who often explain this phrase, "his place", by hell; as when it is said of Laban, (Genesis 31:55) that he "returned to his place", it intimates, say they [F4], that he returned to his place, which was prepared for him in hell; and so likewise when it is said of Balaam, (Numbers 24:25) that he "returned to his place", they observe [F5], that ' "he did not return from his evil way, but returned to his place; and so intimates by saying, to his place, that which was prepared for him in hell, as the Rabbins of blessed memory say [F6]; "they came everyone from his own place", (Job 2:11) a man from his house, a man from his country it is not written, but a man from his place, which was prepared for him in hell; and because they came to show mercy to Job, they were delivered from hell, and became worthy of the world to come; and so here, and "he returned to his place", (Mnyhgb wl Nkwmh) , "which was prepared for him in hell".'' 'And another of their writers [F7], on the same passage, has this remark, and he returned to his place, and he does not say, ' "he went on his way, for he was driven out of his way, and went down to hell.'' 'And agreeably to what is said of Job's friends, the Targumist on (Job 2:11) paraphrases the words thus; ' "and there came a man, or everyone from his place, and by this merit they were delivered from the place, prepared for them in hell.'' 'And which place the same Targumist on (Job 8:4) calls (Nwhydrm rta) , "the place of their rebellion"; that is, procured by it: and so Judas's own place was what he had merited by his sin, and was righteously appointed for him; and though it was not peculiar to him, but common to all impenitent sinners, yet very proper for him, as a betrayer; for it is a settled point with the Jews [F8], that ' "he that betrays an Israelite into the hands of the Gentiles (so Judas betrayed his master), whether in his body, or in his substance, has no part in the world to come.'' ------------- FOOTNOTES: F4 Tzeror Hammor, fol. 43. 2. F5 Ib. fol. 127. 1. F6 Vid. Midrash Kohelet, fol. 74. 3. F7 Baal Hatturim in Numb. xxiv. 25. F8 Maimon. Hilchot Chobel… c. 8. sect. 9. (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/GillsExpositionoftheBible/) ************* Judas no more went to heaven than did the Pharoah of Moses' time, Herod, Pilate or Adolph Hitler. (By the way, Pilate and Hitler died the same way that Judas did -- by suicide.) After a careful reading of the four Gospels and the Book of Acts, only a foolish or ignorant person would INSIST that Judas did not go to hell. It has been pointed out that there is not a clear verse of Scripture that says, in these exact words, "Judas went to hell." May I also point out there is not a clear verse of Scripture that says, "Judas went to heaven"? So much for that argument from silence. |
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2 | Jesus knew.......... | John 13:11 | Ray | 41978 | ||
Hi Kalos, In John Gill's exposition there was a section on Job 8:4. The NASB translated it, "If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power [margin note, Lit, hand] of their transgression." There is nothing there about "the place of their rebellion." To my mind I can not see that any of those footnotes gave an adequate interpretation of their verses. I don't INSIST that Judas did not go to hell, but even John McArthur doesn't know who will be in hell and besides that we all belong there. (But for His grace). Matthew 20:13, "But he answered and said to one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what is yours and go your way, but I wish to give to this last man the same as you.'" I give the next verse to you as Jesus' words, Matthew 20:15, "Is it not lawful for Me to do what I wish with what is My own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous? Thus the last shall be first, and the first last." We may all be surprised at who we see and don't see in heaven. I judge no man in that way. From the heart, Ray |
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