Saint Judas the Forgiven could have been a very powerful story. It is truly unfortunate that it did not turn out that way.

This was very good and an interesting take. I think that with the way it did happen, Judas is still a positive example in the sense of how not to be. More of a, do not let your guilt consume you and presume that God could not forgive you, lest you end up like Judas, situation. We are all sinners and deserve hell, but by grace we are saved. You have to believe and trust in that. Perhaps having Jesus reassure Judas that he forgives him would have been more powerful, but due to free will, Judas didn't trust enough that it was possible.

I read some comments claiming there is a contradiction in the bible regarding Judas' death. Matthew 27 mentions Judas taking his own life whereas Acts (written by Luke) mentions him falling. So which is it? Well, both are correct. Let me explain, Luke and Matthew are telling different parts of the same event. When Judas couldn't live with what he did, he took his life by hanging. After some time the body became bloated as it was hanging in the sun. It could have been that the rope or the branch broke which led Judas to fall as explained by Luke in Acts. So Matthew explains how Judas lost his life and Acts explains what happened to his body afterwards.

This makes Judas fate all the more tragic. I really believe he could have been forgiven for his sins.

" Woe to him who betrays the Son of man, It would have been better for him If he had never been born " Judas is damned for all time.

Never really thought about it that way. Great video!

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Thank you for sharing this. God bless

I always thought about this for many years but you really took it in a direction much further than I have well thought out very Holy Spirit led thank you brother

St. Judas Iscariot would’ve been a cold name, just imagine how good of a receiving forgiveness after betraying Jesus quote would’ve been

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No doubt Christ would have forgiven him. We likewise must believe that there is nothing we can do that cannot be forgiven by Christ. Believe and repent. Amen

Jesus would have forgiven him. Because he is LOVE. Praise him🙏

God would have forgiven him. i pray He still does.

I have heard different takes. I have heard that Judas did not commit suicide at all, but was murdered by someone hired by the Jewish Leaders because of his show of conscience. Another one that I have heard, the Roman's had him killed because of his deal with the Jewish Leaders, and they were angered by being put in such a position. The reason for the murder claims is how mutilated his body was when he was found hanging. Frankly, anything is possible in this case, because of what he did in life shortly before his death. Suicide is also very possible, because how could one live with the guilt of giving up Jesus Christ to die.

Judas would have been the patron Saint of guilt and fear. He was at the foot of the greatest teacher of all time, but yet did not pay attention in class. In a way all of us can relate to Judas that we are afraid of our guilt and our sins and we are afraid that God won’t forgive us. But in reality god forgives us all of our sins by his son Jesus Christ who came to die for us. Judas betrayed Jesus but so did Saint Peter but Saint Peter remembered the teachings of his great teacher and his best friend Christ

This was an interesting take, and one that I would guess that Jesus would have rather had it end up that way. We will not truly know until we stand before God and ask these questions.

Even if Judas did not betray Jesus, he never did believe that Jesus was the Son of God.

Did Judas have to live to be forgiven? To be forgiven, the requirements are true repentance and asking for it. The only question is "was Judas there when the sacrament instituted and did he ask for forgiveness"? The sacrament of reconciliation have already been instituted. Does this lead to the possibility that Judas is in heaven? There are more questions about the mercy of God.

Acts 1:18, he “bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out,” implying that he threw himself down, rather than that he died accidentally According to Matthew 27:1-10, after learning that Jesus was to be crucified, Judas attempted to return the money he had been paid for his betrayal to the chief priests and committed suicide by hanging Which one is true!?...Don't you think its a contradicts?

Jesus called Judas the Son of Perdition (John 17: 12), so it was meant for him do die the way he did. If he hadn't taken his own life, it would have been too much to live with knowing what he had done.

Peter denied Jesus 3 times and felt guilty about it. Judas would have felt the same for being a traitor. If he didnt kill himself, He will be forgiven by God and his disciples and would have died a painful death like the disciples did. Like what you said, he can be a perfect example for suicidal people knowing that there is still hope for them.

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Amazing. Your analyses and think is Good. I learn from You, about exegeses bible verse. thanks GOD Bless You

I needed to hear this story thank you jesus❤

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It's great speculation but internally Judas was flawed to his core, I doubt he was capable of repentance. However in his own way, in his tragic story, he provides the perfect illustration of how NOT to be.

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It's a good what if story

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So often we look at the bad things Judas did that we forget he probably had potential to be a great man in Christ. He probably started out with the right heart, otherwise Jesus may not have chosen him to be one of the 12. He probably was an honest man to start with, otherwise Jesus wouldn't have trusted him to be the treasurer. It was later as a disciple that Judas let Satan lead him down the wrong path.

This is so sweet I wish Judas never killed himself.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭. Well maybe Judas killed himself because Mattias might have had a special destiny. There must have been something special that Mattias did but it wasn't written in the Bible

Judas could have become one of the greatest apostles, servants and friends of God, and could’ve been a powerful symbol of redemption and stating that even most vile human beings can still be redeemed and be forgiven by Christ. ✝️🌎💔

Well it depends. Reading one of the gospels says that he took his own life while another says he tripped on a rock and his guts spilled out. It can't be both so which is it?

Its definitely an interesting idea i believe like u that Peter would have been the first to accept him back because of the fact that he denied jesus 3 times the same night. And they both has shame pain and guilt. But i also believe that everything that happened was written down in the book of life before the foundation of the world. And unfortunately it had to happen this way even tho we have free will. We just dont know how it is written down. Like u said i wish he hadn't taken his life i believe he could have ended up maybe as one of the top Apostles. Knowing what he did and then seeing jesus christ Resurrected from the dead. It might have pushed him to the top where Peter was as far as proclaim the name of jesus christ. But unfortunately we will never know. Because now he is in hell for all eternity and every second of every day. He has to live with the fact that he betrayed the son of man with a kiss and for 30 pieces of silver. What a tragic end. What a waste of lost opportunity. Repent and belive in the gospel pick up your cross and follow jesus christ.

One possible consequence if Judas did not kill himself is we would probably never encounter the names of Joseph of barsabas and Matthias(both candidates to replace Judas with Matthias ending up being the new 12th guy) in the bible.

Be blessed

His testimony would havebeen CRAZY. His ministry would probably be the best story out of the disciples

I went on a trip to medjugory and heard the phrase "doubting Judas" meaning if Judy's truly believed Jesus was the son of God he would not have betrayed Jesus.

Very interesting take on "What if . . ." Well done. I have always thought that Judas was unfairly vilified. It was God's plan and intention that the Son of Man would suffer and die for our sins and be resurrected. With that in mind, one could argue that Judas was actually doing God's will and that the betrayal was his part in the Redemption plan. Clearly, Judas repented of his actions. I like to think that he accepted salvation before he completed suicide and now is with Yeshua.

Was that by hanging (Matthew 27:5) or did he die by falling and bursting open (Acts 1:18)? WHICH ONE. Or won't you go into that?

I think the bigger problem needs to be addressed, is that if Judas had not taken his life, then the prophecy fulfilling his death would have not been fulfilled all scripture concerning the Messiah, including the one who betrayed him had to be fulfilled. Otherwise that would leave The scripture unfulfilled and God looking Wrong

No Judas, no salvation for mankind! So, be thankful he played his part.

I would be very careful. The Bible doesn’t need Marvel ‘What if’ style stories. The word has been spoken and should be learned from as such.

Thank God for all days

Remember that satan literally entered Judas before betraying Jesus. The devil played chess with God and lost

Suppose judas hadn't taken his life but instead came back to repentance like Peter did after denying Jesus.. petra 🎶 judas kiss 🎶

Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.

Was it that Judas didn't believe or was he trying to force Jesus. To call God and set in motion of fulfilment of end time. Just a thought! May God bless everyone!!

I always thought that Judas got the short stick. He had an important role in God’s plan and had he not done what Christ knew he was doing, we would not be saved today..

So he wasn’t forgiven? Where’s he at now do you think?

Jesus Christ loves you and all

Judas Iscariot would have eventually ended up in Hell anyways. Jesus said it would have been better if Judas hadn’t been born.

Judas took the place on the cross for Jesus. Yet, it is said that Judas took his own life a few years after Jesus death.

Is it possible Judas actually "spilled his guts" in his Aramaic confession and it was translated as a 'literal suicide' in the Greek translation? Perhaps we should take a closer look at some Aramaic Idioms and ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate the truth to the Glory of God. 💝

He would've been forgiven just like Peter was for denying Christ. Nevertheless it had to happen the way it did to not only show that suicide a sin against bodily creation, but that God's forgiveness always follows sincere repentance.

😔If only that happened!

The priests tricked him into giving him the information Judas thought Jesus would be warned not to teach what he was teaching.

Y would say stuff like if not ?? It's no need to say if not as it did happen so your talk is about noting

I'd been thinking for years that Judas didn't hang himself that someone who loved Jesus killed him for betraying Jesus causing his death and then convinced everyone he took his own life, but if he did take his own life then he repented realizing his sin against Christ the Messiah Judas thought it would force Jesus to rise up to be king of their time not realizing He is eternally King in heaven

My teacher once said "If Judas had not committed suicide, he would have replaced Paul. The reason was because Judas was SO smart he had been hiding the dirty secret of him money stealing for 3 years, that meant Judas was very clever so as Paul!" I don't know about the people who read the comment and what my teacher said, but please don't send any hate as this is just an unharmful theory.

How To Be Simply Saved. 1. The bad News. We are sinners. (Romans 3:23.) We deserve to be punished in hell for our sins. 2. The Good News. Jesus Christ who is God’s Son died on the cross for all of your sins. He was buried & rose again to give you eternal life in heaven as a free gift. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4. Romans 6:23.) 3. How am I saved? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. (Acts 16:31.) 4. Once saved, always saved. Jesus said in John 6:47. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. Do you believe that you are saved by grace and promised heaven because Jesus died for you? Yes_ No_.

Didn't Juda was the first desipel that Jesus share the " Secret Teaching of Jesus" and the "Book of Judas" came out later???

Great re-imagining. However, let's take into account that Judas hatched the plan of betrayal when the devil possessed him. Sin gives a false joy and comfort and then when the severity of it hits you and leaves you feeling guilty and filthy (e.g. Adam and Eve hiding from God) that's when you realize oh oh what have I done. By then the enemy who caused you to do those things has left you alone and is laughing at you. And in the book of Acts I think that should be Chapter 1, the 11 remaining disciples didn't seem to be any kind of sad about his passing.

If he was smart, he'd known that Jesus can bring himself back and seeing the miracles where he got up dead people or healed blind people. I guess even as he was like on the sidelines, he was not really part of Jesus inner circle and had not seen the more really powerful miracles. Even if Jesus tried to show him how. It would not have worked as it was beyond his understanding.

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This alternate history is fun the speculate. Judas’ only known history sadly is that of unbearable shame to the point where he didn’t feel worthy of forgiveness and ended his life instead of trusting the scriptures predicting Jesus resurrection.

Such a shame I know he is supposed to have betrayed Jesus but there was no need for him to die twice and why does the bible never talk about his resurrection.

It was part of God’s plan that Judas needs to sell Jesus out to perform the Atonement but yeah I just wish it went the other way too! Judas felt guilty about it but he went the other way!

Judas will allways be Jesuses bigest pain. He tried so hard to save him. But Judas was not able to change. He did repent for selling an inocent man and giving him to the autorities, but he did not repent for betraying his Lord and Saviour. Even, acording to Maria Valtorta, Mary, the mother if Jesus was determined that the apostoles go look for him and bring him back. She still wanted him to repent his actions, to e forgiven and saved. But he already comited suicide.

Very interesting an alternate timeline and event yes Jesus will forgive him

What if Judas trusted Jesus Christ alone for eternal life. Like the rest of the disciples

Satan filled Judas. Only two people I'm history who that will happen to.

Prosecution can also lead to a deep wish for salvating death

Judas took his life by design. The whole Bible talks about prophecy, it talks about what is called programmation. The same way Adam was programmed to feel lonely and in need of another, the woman, Eve that is, just like Eve was programmed to feel desire for the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, just like it was programmed for Cain to be Born, for Abel to be born, for the murder to happen and for Moses to go up to the bush, for David to become king over Israel, for the Messiah to be born, do and be who he was destined to be, to come in a particular time in a particular place. Heck, the whole creation speaks daily of the character of life being a total programmation from beginning to end, there is no randomness in a world made out of atoms with laws of physics. Every desire, thought and feeling was carefully crafted too, you can’t make this up, we know for damn sure what phase of the moon it’s gonna be in 10 years time on a particular day, minute, hour and second, we are biological programs , we know where you’re gonna be in less than a 100 years at best, and the answer is not here anymore. The insanity of God goes beyond what one can put into one sentence. God made each and every person according to his own desire, and you are not God. The person you are entirely is the will of another, for you to love one thing, hate another, not particularly like something, it’s just programmation, none of it is your choosing, you can’t be whoever you want to be. Why are you a male and not a female ? Or the other way around ? What defined that choice, for you to be born on a particular day instead of another, to look like what you look like, none of your choosing, even down to the things you hear, smell, taste, eat or think, it was all carefully designed, every second of it. To get back to Judas, he was programmed to be who he was, to be born the man who would sell Jesus, feel remorse and then take his own life. God wrote that story, no one else. At anyone point Judas had no choice whatsoever, the whole thing is God, even Jesus speaks of the character of his death having to be a thing. God is one, and since God is one it simply means God is the devil, and the devil is God. Am I speaking heresy ? Not the least when having studied Job through and through, how the supposed devil or serpent is the one destroying Jobs life but when everything is done it is God showing up to Job telling him this is the way things are supposed to be, so even if there’s a devil, God approves of it indeed, and being the master above all, makes himself the one responsible for it in consequence. Judas never did anything wrong, much like no human being ever is responsible for anything in the end, it’s only God doing everything through us, in us and to us. If there is one enemy in this whole story, in this whole living hell, it is God alone, no one else. God designed every death, every disease and every hurt, every torment and every pain. None of this I’m saying comes from me, it is knowledge that was given to me, even reading the Bible was none of my wanting but something put within me to investigate. People still wonder about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil to this day, not knowing there is no other thing which talks about the things which are good, and those that are evil, aka the Bible itself, and God made you read it, and if you were not lead to read, you heard about the story and it’s an enough thing to be accounted for death itself, since eating of the tree was the first sin.

I think the bigger question is what would of happened if Judas didn't betray Jesus.

Where does the Bible say he stole money.

It's too late for Judas. He should imitate Peter who after denying Jesus three times repented and asked for forgiveness and Jesus reinstated him and made him as the leader of the first community of the disciples but Judas had a different fate when he regretted what he had done, he does not believe that Jesus will forgive him that is why he took his own life by hanging himself.

Nice story Jude’s had to what he did but to bad we will never know how died I say he was killed but who knows what happened

If you read Acts 1:18, it sounds like he had some help in committing suicide.

Jesus said..the son of man will be betrayed...it would be better for him if he had not been born'..jesus reffers to judas iscariot...

Jesus died on the cross so we can be forgiven for our sins so that we can repent and enjoy a relationship with God now and later, Jesus is maybe coming back soon!🙏

What if Judas hadn't taken his own life?

The final chapter on Judas has not been written by you or anyone else. You do not know how Jesus will render judgement on Judas in the Ressurection. HE, not you or anyone else will decide his fate. Jesus may still hold out love and mercy to him.

I bet jesus would have came to him after he rose from the grave and told him that he loved and gave him a hug

Judas seems to have been given to a reprobate mind

Then? The HOLY SCRIPTURES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FULFILLED + SO, IT HAD TO HAPPEN THERE MIGHT BE A PART OF JUDAS IN THE HEAVENS ANEW? EVER THOUGH OF THAT SO IT WAS AS IF THAT, NEVER HAPPENED TOO HIM. HOWEVER THE PART THAT TRULY HATED + WAS MALICIOUSLY READY TO DO CHRIST IN. WHAT? DO THE SCRIPTURES SAY ABOUT OU FREE ENEMIES NOT EVEN TO TAKE ANY JOY IN SEEING THEN IN CALAMITY, LEST THE LORD'S WRATH BE KINDLED ON THEE!

This was a plan for God to defeat the devil. Judas was a key part in making it happen. Not defending him but just saying. Lots of things I do no understand.

Acts 1:18, Judas bought a field with his silver reward and fell “headlong” Perhaps Judas didn't commit suicide

If Judas ran to Jesus' cross and begged for forgiveness, Jesus would've forgave him but alas, he didn't. That's the difference between Peter and Judas, Peter denied Jesus but repented and he was forgiven. Judas was a proud arrogant person, fornicator and lustful, the love for money and power and all the deadly sins made him who he is, so many times Jesus tried to save him from his so called friends in the temple by warning him not to interact with them, so many times Jesus prayed for him, fasted and mortified himself for him, tried to protect him from other disciples who were always in doubts about him, a lot of things Jesus did to prevent Judas from falling into the biggest sin a man ever committed, but he was stubborn and ungrateful, he betrayed his Master and Friend for such a cheap amount of money, when found out his horrible crime, he hung himself.

Judas Iscariot may of betrayed Jesus because he wanted to put Jesus in a situation that He would deliver the Kingdom of God by power,as prophesied by Jesus in Mk. Gospel ch.9 v 1. "Some of you standing here will see the Kingdom of God come in power", and when Jesus let himself be arrested and after being questioned be crucified. That the Kingdom of God in by power to defeat the sin of mankind upon himself and died and concord dead by rising to life again by his resurrection from the dead on the third day and ascended into heaven to be with God his Father. From where Jesus will come again to reign and there will be peace for evermore. However, Judas did not understand this is how the Kingdom of God would come in power and wanted to see God's Reign come in power on earth as did the Jews of Jesus' day. How about this for a theory of why Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus,..

Judas was a demon. Satan himself, entered in him at the last supper. So, there was no possible salvation for him. He was called ''the son of perdition.'' Anybody who knows the bible, knows this!

I'm just going to be dead after I die. No heaven, no hell, no existence at all. Exactly as it should be for everyone who was brought into existence without their consent. Which is everyone.

Everything was preconceived predetermined n prewritten. So clear injustice was meted out to Judas. Jesus needed a Judas to get glorified.

What if he didn't betray the son of God. Know one will ever know.

Jesus said at the last supper that it would ve been better for the one who betrais Him to not bee even born (Jesus said that before Judas committed suicide). If Judas wouldn't killed himself, probably God would ve made him to suffer in another way, or he would ve gone to hell, or God would ve taken his life, or someone else would ve killed Judas, or he would ve continued his life not believeing in Jesus, and when he would ve ended up at the judgment day, God would ve sent him to hell

in the book of judus christ tells him he knows everything and that it is already written in the book of life and there was nothing to be done to change it. jesus also tell judus that he still loves him and forgives him for his action Judus could not come to terms with this

What if......Judas was part of God's Plan? What if Judas had never betrayed Jesus at all?

Research again dude...wrong info...Jesus asked Judas to betray him so that the prophecy would take place.

Look,,, Jesus followers weren’t going to “kill” Judas! If Judas had waited three days he would’ve been like all the Pharisees who killed Jesus , expected revenge, but were told the Gospel by Peter and got saved! The story here is that if Judas had just waited three days he could’ve been forgiven and saved just like Peter who denied the Lord. God bless, keep reading scripture in context