Judas Iscariot, commonly seen as the disciple that betrayed Jesus when he handed him over to the Roman priests. The name Judas is today used to call someone a traitor or betrayer. Well I believe that Judas got a bad wrap. One has to look a little deeper into the Bible before jumping to conclusions. Jesus foresaw Judas betrayal and yet does nothing to stop it. This brings up a few questions.
Why didn't Jesus try to stop Judas? If Judas was told he would betray Jesus he could have chose not to. He has free will doesn't he? Maybe, maybe not.
Maybe the answers to these questions lie in the Gnostic Gospel of Judas. Here, Judas is portrayed not as a betrayer but an obedient disciple. Jesus knew he had to die for Humanity's sins, but in order to do so he needed a catalyst. This catalyst was Judas. Jesus asked Judas to go to the Roman Priests and turn him over. Judas was now serving Christ and allowing him to be released from the prison of the human body.
Now we can say that Jesus didn't stop Judas because he was fulfilling an prearranged agreement. Judas did not try to avoid his actions because he was being faithful to his Lord. Therefore he did have free will in the choices he made.
As a result of Judas' actions Jesus dies for our sins and in turn saves Humanity from being doomed forever. So Judas saved humanity by doing this. He did this not to betray Jesus but to serve him. Judas Iscariot, the Savior of Humanity.
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