Was Judas Iscariot saved?

Jesus called many sinners to repentence yet he did not call them “devils” he called Judas a devil because the edomite is to be destroyed,

Where was the quote from? I just went back through the thread and couldn't find it.

I think speculating on the mind/heart of Judas, as if we knew his final thoughts, as he took
his last breathe, is a waste of time and a bit presumptuous on the part of mere mortals.

Judas was lost

“While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.”
‭‭John‬ ‭17:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Judas' "repentance" was an example of a worldly sorrow that leads to death. On the other hand, Peter is an example of godly sorrow that leads to (true) repentance. Judas didn't seem to believe in God's grace, since he obviously didn't forgive himself but attempted to 'make himself right' by destroying himself. Why would he have done such a thing? I'd say it was pride. He couldn't stand the thought that he had failed. And what kept Peter from the same fate? I'd say it was humility. He was grounded in reality enough to understand his propensity for failure, although it grieved him no less. Peter almost did the same as Judas, short of hanging himself. He went back to finish the rest of his days casting nets, until Jesus directed the others to go and fetch him. Might Jesus have directed them to go and fetch Judas if he would have just 'gave up' his discipleship? It may be, only at this point, that speculation is useless.

It is done, whatever is done, whatever motive anyone has or did have back then. No matter what
Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, you can't put it back in. I stand in this quote from God is not dead the movie
"God is good all the time as good is God all the time"
God is not flesh, see it in Jesus, who went to the cross without any flesh fight and willingly died, to be risen by Farther for all to see it and become new in belief to "God is good all the time as good is God all the time"
God Son, revealed in his being risen back to life by his Father, he has won

With the art of "fighting without fighting" Love won over evil

1. Romans 3:4
   God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
   Romans 12:21
2. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Why this question? Will Sodom and Gomorrah be resurrected? Will Adam come back? Useless. Waste of time. I trust in one thing - that is Jesus as our Judge. Why should I think about this. It does not mean that its not interesting - but there is no answer you can give that would be 100% sure.

I will not judge Judas as not being saved by God, why?
Because God loves us all, in that while we all have been sinners, we have the chance to turn from evil and all that was before wiped out instantly
Judas might have repented and might not have. God is the one that knows, not me and I see to not go into the mysteries of God to proclaim anyone else saved or not saved.
There is evidence of repentance. That to me, is something. As I see, Judas in Spirit prison back then, held captive in Spirit prison, where Jesus went not long after Judas killed himself. I, see Judas as a witness to Jesus the Messiah, to those there held in Spirit prison back then.
Right or wrong, this is what I hear in God's Spirit in God's love and mercy to us all.
Anyways, whether saved or not, matters not.
The important ? is are you, you, me and others saved yet too. Are we passed from death to life in the risen Life of Jesus given to us from Father yet? Or are we stuck in forgiveness, trying to stay forgiven when by God in Son that is done for us (John 19:30) to be given the risen Life to be led by? one gets this in asking God, if one does not ask amiss to spend it on their own pleasures

Full Gospel message
G-ods
O-nly
S-ons
P-urpose
E-ternal
L-ife

Christ is risen, where the new life offered is at. The death had to be done first in reconciliation, for us the people to be given the new life offered more abundantly. Therefore, be dead to self first birth and alive to God in the risen Son please, called the second birth born again, Thank you

Judas Iscariot maybe the most despised person in human history. Did the New Testament writers have such a disdain for him that they always listed him last when naming the disciples? In many of the early century writings about Judas, shows a very high level of contempt for him. Church leaders and biblical scholars have labeled him some sort of misfit, who was a living definition of disaster. Judas' brand is "betrayal," and will always be thought as such for the rest of human history. Was he saved?
There is no doubt God had a righteous reason for all that he did with reference to Judas, but it isn't quite revealed to us in scripture. In John 17:12, Judas Iscariot is referred to as the "son of perdition," which means, man doomed to destruction. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 also mentions the "son of perdition" but in context its talking about the antichrist. The fact that Judas is mentioned by Jesus as the "son of perdition" and that the antichrist is mentioned in the same manner, speaks volumes to the heart of Judas.

John 6:70 Jesus said, "Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?" Our Lord Jesus called Judas a devil. The word is not "demon" but "devil"(diabolos). Apart from Satan, Judas is the only one to have this term applied to him in scripture.

Acts 2:23 "Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain." Judas was part of this "counsel" and "wicked hands." Its obvious before Jesus was captured that Judas' heart was wicked, but what about afterwards? Did Judas repent?

Matthew 27:3-5 "Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood, and they said, what is that to us? See thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."

Did Judas repent and become a believer? The word "repented" in the verse above, means remorseful, from the Greek word "metameleoma", which means "to regret". So this is different from repentance to salvation. Judas may have regretted what he did to Jesus, but he did not truly repent. Judas betrays innocent blood for money, feel guilty, returns the money, and commits suicide. These could be actions of a guilty conscience, not a forgiven and regenerate one.

Judas followed the same Jesus as the other disciples. For three years he saw the same miracles, heard the same teachings, and was a part of the same ministries as all the others. Yet he did not become what the other disciples became. Judas looks as though he became the very opposite. He became Satan's tool. Judas is called the "son of perdition," which implies that of a person that is in an unredeemable state. Forgiveness may not have been planned for Judas and that Jesus knew his heart beforehand. Judas said, "I have sinned. I have betrayed the innocent blood." Many claim by this statement that Judas repented and believed, therefore he was saved. But did he really know Jesus? Could Judas be one of those that comes to Jesus at judgement and Jesus says, "I never knew you: depart from me." In Acts 1:25 when Judas fell, "might go to his own place." Where is his own place? Is it separated from the saved?

Whatever Judas' character was at the beginning of Jesus' ministry gradually became a wicked man who betrayed Jesus. Greed, ambition, and worldliness most likely crept into his heart, and became blinded of Jesus' Deity. Judas could be the greatest example of lost opportunity.

Why this question? Will Sodom and Gomorrah be resurrected? Will Adam come back? Useless. Waste of time. I trust in one thing - that is Jesus as our Judge. Why should I think about this. It does not mean that its not interesting - but there is no answer you can give that would be 100% sure.

The best takeaway, imo, from the comparison of Judas and Peter, is that Peter failed, not just one but thrree times! And Jesus, after calling Peter back to him, took special care to heal Peter of the pain in each case asking three times, "Peter, do you love me?" from which Peter declared, "Lord, you know that I love you." (And scripture tells us that we love Him because He first loved us and so, in helping Peter to meditate on his love for Jesus, the Lord, as I suppose, reminded Peter of this reality of this exact Word of Christ that He'd given to [et. al].) So, I would insert the spirit within Peter's answer to include, "Lord, You know that I love you [because (now) I know that You first loved me]."

isn’t Jesus the Lord the judge ? Who said he is lost according to scripture ? I don’t think it’s judgemental to accept the judges judgement . And I certainly wouldn’t want to deny his judgement and make up my own

“But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭22:21-23‬ ‭

“The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26:24‬ ‭

“While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.”
‭‭John‬ ‭17:12‬ ‭

God does love all people this doesn’t mean everyone’s going to be saved Judas destroyed himself God foresaw it from the beginning and also foretold his end

The will of God is Love, love, love

I believe that Judas was the only one that was singled out to be called "Friend", the rest Jesus called friends as a group and not by individuals.

Every time I read this it makes less sense than the previous time.

What I posted is in the book of Mathew where Jesus calls Judas "Friend". Any other time he would address a group as friends but did not single out any particular apostle. He did call Peter "Satan" once. I think that is in the book of John.

What I posted is in the book of Mathew where Jesus calls Judas "Friend". Any other time he would address a group as friends but did not single out any particular apostle. He did call Peter "Satan" once. I think that is in the book of John.

The word "friend" was spoken to Judas while he was being POSSESSED BY SATAN, and while he was in the VERY ACT OF BETRAYAL.

This wasn't some kind of compliment, or some exalted title.
This was spoken in the midst of the most fiendish act in history, by a man possessed by Satan himself.

We always need to carefully examine the context... to determine WHY words are said.
This wasn't a compliment.
This was a statement to call attention, in the greatest way, to the EXTREME LEVEL OF BETRAYAL: to call him friend in the midst of the most extreme betrayal in human history is to point out the extreme level of his sin... this was essentially a judgement.


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A distinction without a difference.