Subject: "Sons" of perdition? |
Bible Note: Greetings Love Fountain! I hope you had a great New Year! I look at John 17 differently than you do. John 17:6-19 seems to only apply to the 12 Disciples. Jesus speaks of everything in that passage in the past and present tenses. I was with them. I have protected them, ect. Then, in v. 20, He expands the prayer to those who "will" believe through their message. Further, the language of v. 12 is one of exception. Jesus says that He has not lost any that the Father had given Him, except.... If we view v. 12 as refering to Satan or the anti-Christ, would we then have to say that they were among those given to Christ? I do agree though that there is no verse which says that Judas went to hell. In fact, in my understanding of the words for "hell," no human will be there until after the judgement. But, it is an interesting discussion! ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |