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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: Hi, Doc! We know that God does not want to cause us harm nor that any harm befall us... yet, Yahweh demanded that Abraham sacrifice his son Isaac, through whom the promise given would be fulfilled... since we have a fantastic 20/20 vision into the actual events, we are in a superior position than Abraham when assessing God's intent for Isaac... but Abraham could only trust in God; he understood that God could have brought Isaac back to life or simply intercede and prevent him from carrying out his labor... Judas, as much as he tried, did not have Abraham's faith nor his understanding of God (1 Corinthians 2:8); since it is evident that God wants us all to live rather than die, Judas' suicide could have had some kind of redemptive merit! Please, understand that I am not claiming that anything that we do could secure us our salvation... there is no Christian alive that could claim that by committing suicide he/she is going to the Father! What I am saying is that Judas had as much choice in the matter of betraying Jesus as Peter had in pronouncing that third and final denial of Jesus! This combined with the fact that not one of the twelve (or any of the peripheral disciples) had the spiritual nor emotional fortitute to stay by Jesus side when He was arrested... Scripture speaks of one disciple tha followed Jesus, but even he would not have been so bold if he did not have some familiarity with at least some in the high priest's household... Given all these factors and the fact that God's Way is different from ours... I am suggesting that God's Rule is beyond our grasps (Romans 9:15) and that He could have allotted Judas redemption through his desperate act of remorse and self-conviction! God Bless! Angel |