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NASB | John 13:11 For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, "Not all of you are clean." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:11 For He knew who was going to betray Him; for that reason He said, "Not all of you are clean." |
Bible Question: I have a question and I'm not quite sure if its appropriate to ask. I was watching the History channel last night and they had a special on Judas Iscariot. I've always had a question about the betrayal. In John 13, Jesus knew that Judas was going to betray him. Judas did exactly what Jesus said one of his disciples was going to do. If Judas was born for that purpose to betray Jesus so he could die for us, does that mean that Judas went to heaven or hell because he fulfilled what had to be done for our salvation? Or am I thinking too hard about this situation? |
Bible Answer: 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. |