THE BETRAYAL OF CHRIST
| The account
of the betrayal
of Christ seems to be full of inconsistencies, but
this is not possible as
there are no lies in the Bible. A close
examination of the relevant scriptures
will reveal some astounding surprises. Judas
Iscariot
is one of the twelve Mat 26:14 Then
one of the twelve, called Judas
Iscariot, went to the chief priests Judas
Iscariot betrayed
Christ, as many verses show. Mat 10:4 Simon
the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who
also betrayed Him. Mat 26:14 Then
one of the twelve, called Judas
Iscariot, went to the chief priests Mat 26:15 and
said, “What are you willing to give me if
I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to
him thirty pieces of silver. Mat 26:16 So
from that time he sought opportunity to
betray Him. Mar 3:19 and
Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
And they went into a house. Mar 14:10 Then
Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went
to the chief priests to betray Him to them. Luk 6:16 Judas
the son of James, and Judas Iscariot
who also became a traitor. Joh 6:71 He
spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon,
for it was he who would betray Him, being one of
the twelve. Joh 12:4 But
one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot,
Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, Joh 13:2 And
supper being ended, the devil having
already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot,
Simon’s son, to betray Him, Joh 13:21 When
Jesus had said these things, He was
troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most
assuredly, I say to you, one of you will
betray Me.” Joh 13:25 Then,
leaning back on Jesus’ breast, he said
to Him, “Lord, who is it?” Joh 13:26 Jesus
answered, “It
is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread
when I have dipped it.” And
having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas
Iscariot, the son of Simon. Joh 13:27 Now
after the piece of bread, Satan entered
him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” Notice the
following verse,
Jesus knew that Judas Iscariot would betray Him. Joh 13:11 For He
knew who would betray Him; therefore
He said, “You are not
all clean.” There is
absolutely no doubt
that Judas Iscariot one of the twelve disciples,
betrayed Christ, and Christ
knew it was going to happen. Mat 10:2 Now
the names of the twelve apostles are
these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and
Andrew his brother; James the son
of Zebedee, and John his brother; Mat 10:3 Philip
and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew
the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus,
and Lebbaeus, whose surname was
Thaddaeus; Mat 10:4 Simon
the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who
also betrayed Him. Judas
Iscariot was a thief.
Jesus Christ knew this. Joh 12:4 But
one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot,
Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, Joh 12:5 “Why
was this fragrant oil not sold for three
hundred denarii and given to the poor?” Joh 12:6 This
he said, not that he cared for the poor,
but because he was a thief, and had the money
box; and he used to take what was
put in it. Be prepared
for some
astounding knowledge. God the Father had not given
the true meaning of Psalm 41
to Jesus Christ. I have to repeat that statement:
God the Father had not given
the true meaning of Psalm 41 to Jesus Christ. The
scriptures show clearly
that Christ knew that Judas Iscariot, one of the
twelve, was going to betray
Him. Christ applied Psalm 41 to Judas Iscariot;
but consider carefully: Christ
never trusted Iscariot, because Iscariot was a
thief, and Iscariot was a
betrayer. Christ applied Psalm 41 v 9 to Judas
Iscariot: The true meaning
applies to a familiar friend. Psa 41:9 Even
my own familiar friend in whom I
trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his
heel against me. Joh 13:18 “I do not speak
concerning all of you. I know whom I have
chosen; but that the Scripture may be
fulfilled, ‘HE WHO EATS BREAD WITH ME HAS
LIFTED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.’ The big
question is: Who is
the familiar friend? The quoted verses above show
that the betrayer that Christ
knew about is called ‘Judas Iscariot’, or ‘Judas;
one of the twelve’, or ‘one
of the twelve’. The familiar friend is a different
betrayer. Jesus knew
that He was about
to be betrayed, all the scriptures show that He
was expecting Judas Iscariot. Mat 26:45 Then
He came to His disciples and said to
them, “Are you still
sleeping and resting? Behold, the
hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being
betrayed into the hands of
sinners. Judas
Iscariot came with a
great multitude. Mat 26:47 And
while He was still speaking, behold,
Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude
with swords and clubs, came
from the chief priests and elders of the people. Verse 48 is
not talking about
Iscariot: look at the reaction of Christ in
verse 50. Mat 26:48 Now
His betrayer had given them a sign,
saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize
Him.” Mat 26:49 Immediately
he went up to Jesus and said,
“Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. Jesus said;
‘Friend, why have
you come’ He was expecting Judas Iscariot, who was
with the crowd; He was not
expecting a friend [clansman or comrade.] Mat 26:50 But
Jesus said to him, “Friend,
why have you come?” Then they came and
laid
hands on Jesus and took Him. Mark’s
version is similar;
verse 43 is about Judas Iscariot. Mar 14:43 And
immediately, while He was still speaking,
Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude
with swords and clubs, came
from the chief priests and the scribes and the
elders. Verse 44 is
about the other
Judas. Notice also
that this Judas
wanted Christ lead away SAFELY. He probably
thought that
Jesus would be put in prison or some such thing.
He had no idea that His
capture would lead to His death. There is no
mention of this
Judas going to the chief priests and arranging for
the reward of 30 pieces of
silver, however it did happen because this Judas
returned the money to the
chief priests, {Matt 27 v 3} and he made a token
with them saying whomever I
kiss {Mar 14 v 44}. These scriptures show that
this Judas had plotted with the
chief priests. Mar 14:44 Now
His betrayer had given them a signal,
saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize
Him and lead Him away safely.” Mar 14:45 As
soon as he had come, immediately he went
up to Him and said to Him, “Rabbi, Rabbi!” and
kissed Him. Mar 14:46 Then
they laid their hands on Him and took
Him. Luke’s
account is about
Iscariot: Notice that Jesus knew that Judas was
there to betray Him. Christ did
not know why the other Judas kissed Him [Mat. 26 v
50.] Judas Iscariot went
before the multitude. Judas Iscariot drew near to
kiss Jesus, but Christ spoke
to Iscariot and he may not have actually kissed
Christ. Luk 22:47 And
while He was still speaking, behold, a
multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of
the twelve, went before them and
drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. Luk 22:48 But
Jesus said to him, “Judas,
are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” Notice there
are two people
called Judas. One went before the mob, and the
other went with the mob. In
verse 5: Judas who also betrayed Him stood with
them. [The word ‘also’ infers
that there were two betrayers.] Joh 18:1 When
Jesus had spoken these words, He went
out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron,
where there was a garden, which
He and His disciples entered. Joh 18:2 And
Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the
place; for Jesus often met there with His
disciples. Joh 18:3 Then
Judas, having received a detachment of
troops, and officers from the chief priests and
Pharisees, came there with lanterns,
torches, and weapons. Joh 18:4 Jesus
therefore, knowing all things that
would come upon Him, went forward and said to
them, “Whom
are you seeking?” Joh 18:5 They
answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus
said to them, “I am
He.” And Judas, who betrayed
Him, also stood with them. Joh 18:6 Now
when He said to them, “I
am He,” they drew back and fell to the
ground. SO
FAR One Judas
went before a
multitude; this was Judas Iscariot. He was to
betray Christ with a kiss, but
was probably stopped from doing so. Christ knew He
was being betrayed. One Judas
went with a
different multitude, and betrayed Christ with a
kiss. Christ did not know that
this Judas was betraying Him. When this Judas
kissed Christ, the multitude came
and took Him. This Judas was a friend [clansman]
of Christ. The
betrayer’s fate. It was not
Judas Iscariot who
hung himself, it was the other Judas. The Judas
quoted below hung himself. Mat 27:3 Then
Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had
been condemned, was remorseful and brought back
the thirty pieces of silver to
the chief priests and elders, Mat 27:4 saying,
“I have sinned by betraying innocent
blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You
see to it!” Mat 27:5 Then
he threw down the pieces of silver in
the temple and departed, and went and hanged
himself. Notice
carefully that the
chief priests then went and bought the potter’s
field with this money. Mat 27:6 But
the chief priests took the silver pieces
and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the
treasury, because they are the
price of blood.” Mat 27:7 And
they consulted together and bought with
them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Mat 27:8 Therefore
that field has been called the
Field of Blood to this day. Mat 27:9 Then
was fulfilled what was spoken by
Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “AND THEY TOOK THE
THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, THE
VALUE OF HIM WHO WAS PRICED, whom they of the
children of Israel priced, Mat 27:10 AND
GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER’S FIELD, AS THE
LORD DIRECTED ME.” Now let’s
look at what
happened with Judas Iscariot. Judas
Iscariot, identified
below, fell headlong into the field of blood and
died. Act 1:16 “Men
and brethren, this Scripture had to be
fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by
the mouth of David concerning
Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested
Jesus; Act 1:17 for he
was numbered with us and obtained a
part in this ministry.” Iscariot
went and purchased a
field with his reward money, that field was called
Aceldama. There are
two different
fields purchased, one called the Potter’s field,
bought by the chief priests. Mat 27:6 But
the chief priests took the silver pieces
and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the
treasury, because they are the
price of blood.” Mat 27:7 And
they consulted together and bought with
them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. The other
field is called
Aceldama, purchased by Judas Iscariot. Judas
Iscariot bought this
field probably for an investment, he was not
repentant, and he fell, he did not
kill himself, he simply fell. Act 1:18 (Now
this man purchased a field with the
wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he
burst open in the middle and all
his entrails gushed out. Act 1:19 And it
became known to all those dwelling in
Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own
language, Akel Dama, that is,
Field of Blood.) Judas
Iscariot fell that he
might go to his own place. Judas Iscariot was a
devil, and as such went to
Hades on his physical death. Joh 6:70 Jesus
answered them, “Did
I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you
is a devil?” Act 1:25 to
take part in this ministry and apostleship
from which Judas by transgression fell, that he
might go to his own place.” Let’s look
at the scripture
that Jesus had ascribed to Judas Iscariot. It is
obvious that the betrayer,
other than Iscariot, was Jesus’ own brother. Psa 41:9 Even
my own familiar friend in whom I
trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his
heel against me. Mat 13:55 Is
this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His
mother called Mary? And His brothers James,
Joses, Simon, and Judas? Jesus Christ
knew that Judas
Iscariot would betray Him; He did not know that
His own brother would also
betray Him. This would explain why Christ waited
till the last minute to
arrange for His mother, Mary, to live with John. Joh 19:26 When
Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the
disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to
His mother, “Woman,
behold your son!” Joh 19:27 Then
He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And
from that hour that disciple
took her to his own home. According to
scripture, Jesus’
brothers did not believe Him. Joh 7:5 For
even His brothers did not believe in Him. Judas was
the only brother
that Jesus trusted. Psa 41:9 Even
my own familiar friend in whom I
trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his
heel against me. What a shock
for Christ, the
only brother He trusted betrayed Him, and then
hung himself. That is why Christ
did not arrange for His mother to live with John
before His betrayal; there was
no need to, since Judas was there to look after
her. The question
arises, why did
God the Father let Jesus be surprised by His
brother’s betrayal? Christ had to
be tempted in all points. Heb 4:15 For we
do not have a High Priest who cannot
sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all
points tempted as we are, yet
without sin. Heb 5:8 though
He was a Son, yet He learned obedience
by the things which He suffered. What
absolute breathtaking
knowledge. Christ learned obedience by suffering.
Once again as we learn more
about Christ and God the Father, we realise that
Christ suffered more than we
ever believed, and He did it for us weak gutted
human beings. The
following scriptures give
the sequence of happenings at the time of Christs’
betrayal. Jesus was
expecting Judas
Iscariot to come and betray Him. Joh 13:26 Jesus
answered, “It
is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread
when I have dipped it.” And
having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas
Iscariot, the son of Simon. Judas
Iscariot came with a
multitude from the chief priests, scribes, and
elders. Mar 14:42 Rise, let us be
going. See, My betrayer is at hand.” Mar 14:43 And
immediately, while He was still speaking,
Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude
with swords and clubs, came
from the chief priests and the scribes and the
elders. Luk 22:47 And
while He was still speaking, behold, a
multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of
the twelve, went before them and
drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. Iscariot
intended to kiss
Christ, but did not. Luk 22:48 But
Jesus said to him, “Judas,
are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” Judas,
Christs’ brother, came
with a detachment of troops. Judas Iscariot had
come with a great multitude. Joh 18:2 And
Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the
place; for Jesus often met there with His
disciples. Joh 18:3 Then
Judas, having received a detachment of
troops, and officers from the chief priests and
Pharisees, came there with
lanterns, torches, and weapons. Judas,
Christ’s brother, came
and straightway kissed Christ. Mar 14:44 Now
His betrayer had given them a signal,
saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize
Him and lead Him away safely.” Mar 14:45 As
soon as he had come, immediately he went
up to Him and said to Him, “Rabbi, Rabbi!” and
kissed Him. Jesus did
not know why His
brother had come, so He asked the detachment of
men who they were seeking. Mat 26:50 But
Jesus said to him, “Friend,
why have you come?” Then they came and
laid
hands on Jesus and took Him. [The last
part of this verse
did not happen until Jesus had spoken to the band
of men.] Joh 18:4 Jesus
therefore, knowing all things that
would come upon Him, went forward and said to
them, “Whom
are you seeking?” Joh 18:5 They
answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus
said to them, “I am
He.” And Judas, who betrayed
Him, also stood with them. The
detachment of men fell
backwards. This seems to be a fulfilment of Psalm
40v14. The words ‘I am’ refer
to Jesus telling them that He was God. This is
most likely why they fell
backwards. Joh 18:6 Now
when He said to them, “I
am He,” they drew back and fell to the
ground. Psa 40:14 Let
them be ashamed and brought to mutual
confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let them
be driven backward and brought
to dishonor Who wish me evil. Jesus was
concerned for His
disciples. Joh 18:7 Then
He asked them again, “Whom
are you seeking?” And they said,
“Jesus of
Nazareth.” Joh 18:8 Jesus
answered, “I
have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you
seek Me, let these go their way,” Joh 18:9 that
the saying might be fulfilled which He
spoke, “Of those whom
You gave Me I have lost none.” Judas,
Christ’s brother
kissed Christ, but said nothing, so Christ asked
the detachment of men why they
were there. Mat 26:50 But
Jesus said to him, “Friend,
why have you come?” Then they came and
laid
hands on Jesus and took Him. [The last
part of this verse
is now fulfilled] Mar 14:46 Then
they laid their hands on Him and took
Him. The mob had
laid hands on
Jesus to take Him, and Peter cut off the ear of
the high priest’s servant. Joh 18:10 Then
Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and
struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off
his right ear. The servant’s name
was Malchus. Joh 18:11 So
Jesus said to Peter, “Put
your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink
the cup
which My Father has given Me?” Mat 26:51 And
suddenly, one of those who were with
Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword,
struck the servant of the high
priest, and cut off his ear. Mar 14:47 And
one of those who stood by drew his sword
and struck the servant of the high priest, and
cut off his ear. Luk 22:49 When
those around Him saw what was going to
happen, they said to Him, “Lord, shall we strike
with the sword?” Luk 22:50 And
one of them struck the servant of the
high priest and cut off his right ear. The mob then
took Jesus to
the high priest Annas. Joh 18:12 Then
the detachment of troops and the captain
and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and
bound Him. Joh 18:13 And
they led Him away to Annas first, for he
was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high
priest that year. Judas, the
brother of Christ,
repented, and threw his money to the chief
priests. Mat 27:3 Then
Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had
been condemned, was remorseful and brought back
the thirty pieces of silver to
the chief priests and elders, Mat 27:4 saying,
“I have sinned by betraying innocent
blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You
see to it!” Mat 27:5 Then
he threw down the pieces of silver in
the temple and departed, and went and hanged
himself. The chief
priests bought the
potters field with the money. Mat 27:6 But
the chief priests took the silver pieces
and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the
treasury, because they are the
price of blood.” Mat 27:7 And
they consulted together and bought with
them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Judas
Iscariot bought his own
field called Aceldama, probably for an investment. Act 1:16 “Men
and brethren, this Scripture had to be
fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by
the mouth of David concerning
Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested
Jesus; Act 1:17 for he
was numbered with us and obtained a
part in this ministry.” Act 1:18 (Now
this man purchased a field with the
wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he
burst open in the middle and all
his entrails gushed out. Act 1:19 And it
became known to all those dwelling in
Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own
language, Akel Dama, that is,
Field of Blood.) Mat 27:8 Therefore
that field has been called the
Field of Blood to this day. Judas
Iscariot died and went
to hell, probably pushed by God the Father. Act 1:25 to
take part in this ministry and apostleship
from which Judas by transgression fell, that he
might go to his own place.” In summary
we will compare
the accounts concerning Judas Iscariot {one of the
disciples of Christ, also
called one of the twelve.} and Judas the brother
of Christ. This may simplify
the events of the last day of Christ’s life. JUDAS
ISCARIOT Judas
Iscariot was a devil Joh 6:70 Jesus
answered them, “Did
I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you
is a devil?” Joh 6:71 He
spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon,
for it was he who would betray Him, being one of
the twelve. He was a
thief Joh 12:4 But
one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot,
Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, Joh 12:5 “Why
was this fragrant oil not sold for three
hundred denarii and given to the poor?” Joh 12:6 This
he said, not that he cared for the poor,
but because he was a thief, and had the money
box; and he used to take what was
put in it. Judas went
to the chief
priests and betrayed Christ for 30 pieces of
silver. Mat 26:14 Then
one of the twelve, called Judas
Iscariot, went to the chief priests Mat 26:15 and
said, “What are you willing to give me if
I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to
him thirty pieces of silver. Mat 26:16 So
from that time he sought opportunity to
betray Him. Joh 13:26 Jesus
answered, “It
is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread
when I have dipped it.” And
having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas
Iscariot, the son of Simon. The
following scripture shows
that Christ was well aware that Judas Iscariot was
going to betray Him. Joh 13:27 Now
after the piece of bread, Satan entered
him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” Joh 13:30 Having
received the piece of bread, he then
went out immediately. And it was night. Joh 13:31 So,
when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is
glorified, and God is glorified in
Him. Now we take
up the account in
the garden of Gethsemane. Mat 26:47 And
while He was still speaking, behold,
Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude
with swords and clubs, came
from the chief priests and elders of the people. Luke shows
that Judas
Iscariot went before the mob and it also appears
that he went to kiss Christ
but he did not. Luk 22:47 And
while He was still speaking, behold, a
multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of
the twelve, went before them and
drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. Luk 22:48 But
Jesus said to him, “Judas,
are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” Notice that
Judas Iscariot
was a guide to them that took Jesus. He led them
as stated above. Act 1:16 “Men
and brethren, this Scripture had to be
fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by
the mouth of David concerning
Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested
Jesus; Act 1:17 for he
was numbered with us and obtained a
part in this ministry.” The
following verse shows
Iscariot bought the field called Aceldama. Judas
Iscariot bought the field with
the 30 pieces of silver, he did not return the
silver. Notice how he died, he
fell and burst open, he did not hang himself,
there is no mention of him
repenting. He fell into the field and burst open. Act 1:18 (Now
this man purchased a field with the
wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he
burst open in the middle and all
his entrails gushed out. Act 1:19 And it
became known to all those dwelling in
Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own
language, Akel Dama, that is,
Field of Blood.) Iscariot
being a devil was
sent to hell. Act 1:25 to
take part in this ministry and apostleship
from which Judas by transgression fell, that he
might go to his own place.” JUDAS
THE
BROTHER OF CHRIST One of the
brothers of Christ
was called Judas. Mat 13:55 Is
this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His
mother called Mary? And His brothers James,
Joses, Simon, and Judas? Mar 14:44 Now
His betrayer had given them a signal,
saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize
Him and lead Him away safely.” Mar 14:45 As
soon as he had come, immediately he went
up to Him and said to Him, “Rabbi, Rabbi!” and
kissed Him. Mar 14:46 Then
they laid their hands on Him and took
Him. Joh 18:2 And
Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the
place; for Jesus often met there with His
disciples. Notice that
the group that
Christ’s brother brought, were officers. Joh 18:3 Then
Judas, having received a detachment of
troops, and officers from the chief priests and
Pharisees, came there with
lanterns, torches, and weapons. The reaction
from Christ
shows that He did not know His own brother was
going to betray Him. Mat 26:50 But
Jesus said to him, “Friend,
why have you come?” Then they came and
laid
hands on Jesus and took Him. Joh 18:4 Jesus
therefore, knowing all things that
would come upon Him, went forward and said to
them, “Whom
are you seeking?” Joh 18:5 They
answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus
said to them, “I am
He.” And Judas, who betrayed
Him, also stood with them. Joh 18:6 Now
when He said to them, “I
am He,” they drew back and fell to the
ground. Joh 18:7 Then
He asked them again, “Whom
are you seeking?” And they said,
“Jesus of
Nazareth.” Joh 18:8 Jesus
answered, “I
have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you
seek Me, let these go their way,” Joh 18:9 that
the saying might be fulfilled which He
spoke, “Of those whom
You gave Me I have lost none.” Notice that
Judas the
brother, did not buy a field, but returned the
money to the chief priests and
elders. Judas the brother of Christ, never
expected any harm would come to
Christ when he betrayed Him. Judas thought He
would be imprisoned or something
similar. Notice he said lead Him away safely in
Mark 14 v 44. When Judas
realised that Christ was going to die, he returned
the 30 pieces of silver and
hung himself. He could not live with what he had
mistakenly caused. Mat 27:3 Then
Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had
been condemned, was remorseful and brought back
the thirty pieces of silver to
the chief priests and elders, Mat 27:4 saying,
“I have sinned by betraying innocent
blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You
see to it!” Judas the
brother of Christ,
returned the money and hung himself. Mat 27:5 Then
he threw down the pieces of silver in the
temple and departed, and went and hanged
himself. Then the
chief priests bought
the potter’s field with that money. Mat 27:6 But
the chief priests took the silver pieces
and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the
treasury, because they are the
price of blood.” Mat 27:7 And
they consulted together and bought with
them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Mat 27:8 Therefore
that field has been called the
Field of Blood to this day. Mat 27:9 Then
was fulfilled what was spoken by
Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “AND THEY TOOK THE
THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, THE
VALUE OF HIM WHO WAS PRICED, whom they of the
children of Israel priced, Mat 27:10 AND
GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER’S FIELD, AS THE
LORD DIRECTED ME.” The above
account shows
clearly that Christ was in fact betrayed by Judas
Iscariot and also Judas, His
own brother. |