RE: What if Judas didn't do it?
February 20, 2023 at 11:14 am
(This post was last modified: February 20, 2023 at 11:15 am by John 6IX Breezy.)
(February 20, 2023 at 5:26 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: Honestly, the whole thing in the Last Supper where Jesus outright states that Judas is going to betray him and tells him to do what he has to do (John 13:27) only makes sense to me if Jesus sanctioned the betrayal in the first place.
Here is a quote I found from one of the old writings in my church. It interprets Judas' inclusion in the Passover, even statements that Jesus' knew about the betrayal, as attempts at redeeming Judas from that path.
"Even after he had twice pledged himself to betray the Saviour, there was opportunity for repentance. At the Passover supper Jesus proved His divinity by revealing the traitor's purpose. He tenderly included Judas in the ministry to the disciples. But the last appeal of love was unheeded. Then the case of Judas was decided, and the feet that Jesus had washed went forth to the betrayer's work."