Apostles

THE APOSTLES : M.M.NINAN
money, but because he loved his country and thought Jesus had failed it. Again failure of
expectation of a personality does not directly result in betrayal and crucifixion.
According to Luke 22:3
Another plausible theory is that Judas, who in common with the other disciples looked for
a temporal kingdom of the Messias, did not anticipate the death of Christ. When at the
triumphal entry Jesus refused to be the King of Israel, he disciples were perplexed. They
believed the masses and also the spiritual power of Jesus. As a result they wanted
to precipitate a crisis and hasten the hour of triumph, thinking that the arrest would
provoke a rising of the people who would set Him free and place Him on the throne and
Jesus will release his mesianic powers and take over the nation. When this did not take
place Judas was repentent.
The Gospels seems to affirm that Jesus foresaw (John 6:64, Matthew 26:25) and allowed Judas's
betrayal (John 13:27Book of Job, ha-Satan is a member of the Divine Council, "the sons of God"
who are subservient to God. Ha-Satan, in this capacity, is many times translated as "the
prosecutor", and is charged by God to tempt humans and to report back to God all who go against
His decrees. It is evident that Satan has no power of independent action, but requires the
permission of God, which he may not transgress. He can not be regarded, therefore, as an
opponent of the Deity; and the doctrine of monotheism is disturbed by his existence no more than
by the presence of other beings before the face of God.
Jn 13: 27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. "What you are about to do, do
quickly," Jesus told him.
The connection between taking the bread and the consequent entering of Satan into Judas giving
him the power to do the impossible is probably suggested. In April 2006, a Coptic papyrus
manuscript titled the Gospel of Judas from 200 AD was translated, suggesting that Jesus told
Judas to betray him One explanation is that Jesus allowed the betrayal because it would allow
God's plan to be fulfilled. Another is that regardless of the betrayal, Jesus was ultimately destined
for crucifixion.
Origen knew of a tradition according to which the greater circle of disciples betrayed Jesus, but
does not attribute this to Judas in particular, and Origen did not deem Judas to be thoroughly
corrupt (Matt., tract. xxxv).