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NASB | John 13:27 After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus *said to him, "What you do, do quickly." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:27 After [Judas had taken] the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you are going to do, do quickly [without delay]." |
Subject: Why did Jesus encourage to betray? |
Bible Note: Greetings Angel! You wrote: "We can choose to interprete Scripture in a manner that denies Judas God's Mercy or we can choose to believe that God's Mercy knows no bounds and allow God, the only One who truly saw into Judas' heart and spirit, to determine his guilt or restoration!" Just a couple of quick comments! :-) 1) Scripture never specifically says what happened to Judas for eternity. So we are all just giving our opinion on the issue! ;-) 2) I think that you have set up a false "either or". It can be true that God's mercy knows no bounds, and at the same time, it can be true that Judas missed out on salvation. Certainly, God is the only judge of Judas. It is just that after reading all of the accounts and descriptions, I don't find any evidence that Judas repented. But, that is just my opinion! ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |