JESUS AND JUDAS ISCARIOT

Humans, I think, are susceptible to myths and fiction because they feel a need for certainty, yet much of reality remains a mystery, and much of science is inconclusive. Charley Reese This report discusses the gospel accounts of Judass role in the conspiracy to arrest Jesus. For those not familiar with the story, the chief priests of the temple wanted to kill Jesus. Judas conspired with them to single out Jesus as the man to be arrested and brought to trial. This page is divided into five sections. Prophecies: The prophecies dont predict anything related to Jesus. They were cited on the basis of similarity, not context. Despite their linguistic irrelevancy, the gospel writers treated them as Gods word that had to be fulfilled. This tells us that the gospels were not written from witness accounts of earthly events. Contradictions: Historically, Mark was the earliest written gospel. The other gospel accounts follow Marks basic story line, but they have embellishments and contradictions which cant be reconciled. Innocence: Judas and the chief priests are innocent of wrongdoing. Without them, Jesus would not have been crucified. The word betrayal is misleading. Somebody had to betray Christ. It was Judas because he was closest to Jesus. Apologetics: The argument that Judas was angry at Jesus for some prior offense doesnt stand. Neither does the argument that this story has no contradictions. Astronomical Allegory: Revelation does not come from mental telepathy; it comes from watching the stars. The story personifies the time when the sun passes by Scorpio. This glossary explains the allegorical meaning of astronomical events. PROPHECIES The footnoted prophecies related to Judas are listed below and are discussed in detail where they are used. They are meant to give the impression that the OT writers had some kind of miraculous prescience, despite the fact that Jews have never recognized Jesus as the messiah. An examination of the set related to this story shows that they dont predict anything; they are reflections of the time in which they were written (The OT and NT are separated by at least 500 years). The criteria for picking them were based on similarity, not context. It couldnt be done any other way. There are statements sprinkled about how the scriptures must be fulfilled. Sometimes there are quotes; sometimes a prophet is named. They are worthless as far as prescience goes. But they were valuable to the gospel writers who gave them the highest priority. Also, there is a class of post hoc footnotes. According to The Oxford Illustrated of the Bible page 48, the division of the books into chapters and verses, and footnotes were added since the fourth century. We can tell which they are when a prophecy is not intimated by the text. For example, Matthew is the only gospel that tells us Judas was paid thirty pieces of silver. As expected, the fourth century revisionists looked for anything with the number thirty. Theyre as phony as a thirty dollar bill.
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the ox shall be stoned. (Ex. 21:32)

9Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me. (Psalm

41:9)
12It is not an enemy who taunts me then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with

me then I could hide from him. 13But it is you, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. 14We used to hold sweet converse together; within Gods house we walked in fellowship.Psalm 55:12-14)
25May their camp be a desolation, let no one dwell in their tents. (Psalm 69:25) 8May his days be few; may another seize his goods! 9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow! (Psalm 109:8) 7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the

slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. (Isaiah 53:7)
12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my

price thirty pieces of silver. 13And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. (Zech 11:12-13 KJV) CONTRADICTIONS Ive listed the gospels in the historical order they were written. Mark was first. Ninety percent of Mark appears in Matthew. Fifty percent of Mark appears in Luke. John deviates the most. Their differences are summarized at each stage of the story. Ive listed the footnoted prophecies where they occur, and explained their irrelevance. The conspiracy Summary: Mark, Matthew and Luke say Judas conspired with the chief priests before Passover. John doesnt suggest a conspiracy at this time. Mark and Matthew say Judas went to the chief priests on his own. Luke says Satan entered into Judas before he went to the chief priests. John says Judas acted alone after the devil put him up to it. Mark and Luke say the chief priests promised Judas money after he went to them. Matthew says Judas asked for payment first; then they paid him thirty pieces of silver. John says the devil made Judas do it; there was no payment or promise of payment. The prophecies are irrelevant. Mark: When Judas went to the chief priests to offer to betray Jesus, they promised to give money.
10Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.

11And when they heard it they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity

to betray him. (Mark 14:10-11) Matthew: Judas went to the chief priests and asked for payment. They paid thirty pieces of silver.
14Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15and said, What will you give me if I deliver him to you? And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. 16And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. (Matt. 26:14-16)

Prophecy: There are two footnotes. One is about restitution for injuries cause by an ox. In the second, Zechariah was recounting his own experience about donating his wages to the temple.
32If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and

the ox shall be stoned. (Ex. 21:32)

12Then I said to them, If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them. And they

weighed out as my wages thirty shekels of silver. 13Then the LORD said to me, Cast it into the treasurythe lordly price at which I was paid off by them. So I took the thirty shekels of silver and cast them into the treasury in the house of the LORD. (Zech. 11:12-13) Luke: Satan entered Judas. When he went to the chief priests to discuss betrayal, they promised money.
3Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve; 4he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. 5And they were glad, and engaged to give him money. 6So he agreed, and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude (Luke

22:3-6) John: The devil made Judas betray Jesus. There was no money.
2And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simons son, to

betray him, (John 13:2) The announcement Summary: Mark, Matthew and Luke say that Jesus said his betrayer would suffer some ill fait. John says Jesus said nothing about the fait of his betrayer. Mark and Matthew say that Jesus said his betrayer is one of the twelve who is dipping bread with him. Luke says the hand of his betrayer is at the table. John says Satan entered Judas when Jesus gave him the dipped morsel. The prophecies are irrelevant. Mark: Jesus said his betrayer is one of the twelve dipping bread into the dish with him. Woe to the man who betrays the Son of man. It would have been better for him if he has never been born.
17And when it was evening he came with the twelve. 18And as they were at table eating, Jesus said, Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is

eating with me. 19They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one after another, Is it I? 20He said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. 21For the Son of man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born. (Mark 14:17-21) Matthew: Same as Mark with the addition that Judas asked if it is him and Jesus said You have said so.
20When it was evening, he sat at table with the twelve disciples; 21and as they were eating, he said, Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me. 22And they were very sorrowful, and began to say to him one after another, Is it I, Lord? 23He answered, He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me, will betray me. 24The Son of man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It

would have been better for that man if he had not been born. 25Judas, who betrayed him, said, Is it I, Master? He said to him, You have said so. (Matt. 26:20-25) Luke: Jesus says the hand of his betrayer is with him on the table. Woe to the man who betrays the Son of man.
21But behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. 22For the Son of man goes as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed! 23And they began to question one another, which of them it was that would do this. (Luke 22:20-23)

John: Jesus announced one of you will betray him. Twice, Peter asked who it is. It is the one who receives this dipped morsel, said Jesus. Then Jesus gave it to Judas. Then Satan entered into him. Some thought because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him to buy for the feast or give to the poor.
21When Jesus had thus spoken, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, Truly, truly, I say to you, one of

you will betray me. 22The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was lying close to the breast of Jesus; 24so Simon Peter beckoned to him and said, Tell us who it is of whom he speaks. 25So lying thus, close to the breast of Jesus, he said to him, Lord, who is it? 26Jesus answered, It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it. So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27Then after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, What you are going to do, do quickly. 28Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. 29Some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, Buy what we need for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. 30So, after receiving the morsel, he immediately went out; and it was night. (John 13:21-30)

Prophecy: The two footnoted prophecies were written by David about his own troubles of betrayal.
9Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me. (Psalm

41:9)
12It is not an enemy who taunts me then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with

me then I could hide from him. 13But it is you, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. 14We used to hold sweet converse together; within Gods house we walked in fellowship. (Psalm 55:1214) The betrayal Summary: Mark and Matthew say Judas came with a crowd from the chief priests, scribes and elders. Luke says he came with a crowd. John says he came with soldiers, officers of the chief priests and Pharisees. Mark, Matthew and John say they were armed. Luke says nothing about being armed. Mark, Matthew and Luke say a kiss was to identify Jesus. John says nothing about a kiss. Mark and Matthew say Judas kissed Jesus. Luke says Judas got only as far as attempting a kiss. John says Jesus identified himself; there was no kiss or attempted kiss. Mark and Matthew say Judas called Jesus Master before he kissed him. Luke and John say there was no conversation between Judas and Jesus. Only John says Jesus pleaded for the release of his disciples. Mark Judas came with a great crowd from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. They were armed with swords and clubs. Judas was to identify the man to be seized. Judas went to Jesus and said, Master! Judas kissed Jesus.
43And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with

swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him and lead him away under guard. 45And when he came, he went up to him at once, and said, Master! And he kissed him. (Mark 14:43-5) Matthew Judas came with a great crowd from the chief priests and elders of the people. They were armed with swords and clubs. Judas was to identify the man to be seized. Judas went to Jesus and said, Hail Master! He kissed Jesus.
47While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and

clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him. 49And he came up to Jesus at once and said, Hail, Master! And he kissed him. (Matt. 26:47-49) Luke Judas came leading a crowd. Their sponsors are unidentified. It does not suggest they were armed. The attempted kiss suggests it was to be the method of identification. Judas said nothing. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, but there was no kiss.
47While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was

leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him; (Luke 22:47) John Judas procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees. Soldiers are presumably armed. They came in the dark as lanterns and torches indicate. Jesus identified himself. Judas stood by Jesus and said nothing while Jesus talked to the soldiers. There was no kiss or attempted kiss. Jesus asked for his apostles to be released.
3So Judas, procuring a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went

there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4Then Jesus, knowing all that was to befall him, came forward and said to them, Whom do you seek? 5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them, I am he. Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6When he said to them, I am he, they drew back and fell to the ground. 7Again he asked them, Whom do you seek? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 8Jesus answered, I told you that I am he; so, if you seek me, let these men go. 9This was to fulfill the word which he had spoken, Of those whom thou gavest me I lost not one. (John 18:3-9) The skirmish Summary: Mark and John say Jesus said nothing to Judas. Matthew and Luke do not agree on what he said to Judas. Mark and Matthew say the crowd seized Jesus. Luke and John say they did not yet.

Mark, Matthew, Luke and John say someone with Jesus cut off the ear off of a slave with the high priest. Luke and John say it was the right ear. Only Luke says the crowd asked first. John says Peter cut the right ear off of a slave named Malchus. Mark says Jesus said nothing to the attacker. Matthew, Luke and John say Jesus told the attacker to put his sword away. Only Luke says Jesus healed the ear by touching it. Only John says Jesus said he was destined to drink the cup his Father gave him. Mark Jesus said nothing to Judas. The crowd seized Jesus. Someone with Jesus drew his sword and cut the ear off of a slave of the high priest. Jesus said nothing to the attacker.
46And they laid hands on him and seized him. 47But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

(Mark 14:46-47) Matthew Jesus unsuspectingly said Friend, why are you here? The crowd seized Jesus. Someone with Jesus drew his sword and cut the ear off of a slave of the high priest. Jesus told him to put his sword away.
50Jesus said to him, Friend, why are you here? Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized

him. 51And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 52Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? 54But how then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so? (Matt. 26:50-54) Luke Jesus, anticipating Judass purpose, said Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss. The crowd did not seize Jesus. Instead, they asked to strike with a sword. Someone with Jesus drew his sword and cut the right ear off of a slave of the high priest. Jesus said, No more of this! then touched his ear and healed him.
48but Jesus said to him, Judas, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss? 49And when those who were about him saw what would follow, they said, Lord, shall we strike with the

sword? 50And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51But Jesus said, No more of this! And he touched his ear and healed him. (Luke 22:48-51) John Jesus said nothing to Judas The soldiers did not yet seize Jesus. Peter drew his sword and cut off the right ear of the high priests slave. Jesus told Peter to put his sword in its sheath.
10Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priests slave and cut off his right ear. The

slaves name was Malchus. 11Jesus said to Peter, Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given me? (John 18:10-11) The arrest Summary: Mark and Matthew say Jesus accused the crowd of turning against him. Luke said Jesus accused the temple officers for turning against him. John says nothing about a retort. The prophecies are irrelevant. Mark: Jesus accused the crowd for turning on him. The crowd forsook him and fled. They seized him while a young man dropped the cloth about his body and ran away naked.
48And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? 49Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But let the scriptures be

fulfilled. 50And they all forsook him, and fled. 51And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body; and they seized him, 52but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked. (Mark 14:48-51) Matthew: Jesus accused the crowd for turning against him; saying is was prophesized in scripture. The disciples forsook him and fled.
55At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs

to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. 56But all this has taken place, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him and fled. (Matt. 26:55-56) Prophecy: Written in past tense, Isaiah is mourning a contemporary.
7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the

slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. (Isaiah 53:7) Luke: Jesus asked the chief priests and officers of the temple if they came out as against a robber, with weapons. He accused them for turning against him because it is the hour of the power of darkness.
52Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against

him, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness. 54Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priests house. Peter followed at a distance; (Luke 22:52-53) John: The soldiers seized Jesus and bound him.
12So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him. (John

18:12) The death of Judas We might ponder why the chief priests, according to Matthew, had no legal constraints about using temple money to pay for Jesus blood, but wouldnt return it to the treasury for legal reasons. Summary: Mark and Luke say nothing about Judass death. John says he didnt die. Matthew says Judas repented. Acts says he did not repent. Matthew says Judas hanged himself. Acts says his bowels gushed out from a fall. Matthew says he returned the money to the temple. Acts says he did not. Matthew says the chief priests bought the potters field to bury strangers. Acts says Judas bought a field with his money. The prophecies are irrelevant. Matthew: Judas repented. He returned the silver to the temple and hanged himself. The chief priests bought the potters field to bury strangers in.
3When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces

of silver to the chief priests and the elders, 4saying, I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. They said, What is that to us? See to it yourself. 5And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself 6But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are blood money. 7So they took counsel, and bought with them the potters field, to bury strangers in. (Matt. 27:3-7) Acts: Judas did not repent. He bought a field with the money. His bowels gushed out from a fall.
15In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred

and twenty), and said, 16Brethren, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17For he was numbered among us, and was allotted his share in this ministry. 18(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. (Acts 1:15-18) The two footnoted prophecies were written by David about his own troubles of betrayal.
9Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me. (Psalm

41:9)
12It is not an enemy who taunts me then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with

me then I could hide from him. 13But it is you, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. 14We used to hold sweet converse together; within Gods house we walked in fellowship.(Psalm 55:12-14) John: Judas was very much alive after Jesus died and reappeared.
20Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at

the supper and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray you? (John 21:20) Field of blood Summary: Mark and Luke say nothing about Judass death. John says he didnt die. Matthew says the cemetery was called Field of Blood after Judas was buried. Acts says it was called Field of Blood before Judas was buried. John says Jesus reserved a place for Judas in the next world. The prophecies are irrelevant. Matthew: The chief priests bought the potters field to bury strangers. Therefore it is now called the Field of Blood because the cemetery was bought with blood money.
8Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, And they took the thirty

pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, (Matt. 27:89) Prophecy: Verse 9 mentions Jeremiah as the source. A computer search turns up five verses that mention silver (6:30; 10:4, 9; 32:9; 52:19). None of them remotely resemble Matthews assertion. Bibles footnote Zechariah 11:12-13 instead. Zechariah is not prophesizing; he is speaking of his own experience.
12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my

price thirty pieces of silver. 13And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. (Zech 11:12-13 KJV)

Acts: It is called the Field of Blood because of what was written in Psalms.
19And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language

Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) 20For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation become desolate, and let there be no one to live in it; and His office let another take. (Acts 1:19-20) The footnoted psalm is about a camp and tents.
25May their camp be a desolation, let no one dwell in their tents. (Psalm 69:25)

The second footnoted psalm: Judas had no wife and children and his goods were not seized.
8May his days be few; may another seize his goods! 9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow! (Psalm 109:8)

Acts: Judas went to his own place.

24And they prayed and said, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou

hast chosen 25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place. (Acts 1:24-25) John: Jesus said it is my will that he remain until I come. I.e. Jesus has reserved a place for Judas in the next world.
20Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at

the supper and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray you? 21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, Lord, what about this man? 22Jesus said to him, If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me! 23The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? (John 21:20-23) JUDAS WAS INNOCENT I have often marveled how Christians give praise to Jesus for sacrificing his life to save them from their sins, yet Judas comes out as the bad guy for betraying Jesus. If it werent for Judas, Jesus might not have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Kudos goes to the Jewish high priests for whom Judas volunteered his services. Without their influence, this so-called sacrifice of the millennium could not have been pulled off. Though the Romans executed Jesus, Jews took the blame for it and suffered centuries of persecution; even the name Judas sounds like Judah. It seems to me that Judas sacrificed his life so Jesus could sacrifice his. I have come to defend Judas. 1. The devil is in that pejorative word betrayed. Strongs Dictionary translates betrayed as paradidomi in Greek, meaning surrender, that is, yield up, intrust, transmit: betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over, up), hazard, put in prison, recommend. The word doesnt necessarily translate to an act of treachery. The translation from Greek is misleading, most probably intentionally. As we shall see, Judass act of betrayal was not traitorous; it was foreordained.
21and as they were eating, he said, Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray [ paradidomi] me. (Matt.

26:21) 2. Judas was a deliverer. That was the way Jesus understood it when he said All things have been delivered to me by my Father. Judas was acting in accordance with the wishes of Jesus Father, not contrary to them. Note the use of the same Greek word for delivered.
27All things have been delivered [ paradidomi] to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the

Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him (Matt. 11:27) 3. Jesus knew what to expect before he went to Jerusalem. He had to go.
18Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and

scribes, and they will condemn him to death, 19and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day. (Matt. 20:18-19) 4. Jesus even prayed for those for whom thou hast given me. None of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. I.e. Judass role was predestined.
9I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom thou hast given me, for they are

thine; 10all mine are thine, and thine are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. 12While I was with them, I kept them in thy name, which thou hast given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. (John 17:12) 5. In the Book of John, when Jesus told his disciples one of them would betray him; Peter wanted to know who it was. Jesus assigned the role to Judas by handing him a dipped morsel. Thereafter, Satan entered into him.
26Jesus answered, It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it. So when he had dipped

the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27Then after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, What you are going to do, do quickly. (John 13:26-27) Satan? How could that be? If there was treason, it was Jesus himself who invited his victim to supper and poisoned him with Satans spirit. What you are going to do, do it quickly, said Jesus. 6. Matthew and Mark say nothing about Satan entering into Judas, though Luke says Satan entered Judas when he bargained with the chief priests.
3Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve; 4he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them.

5And they were glad, and engaged to give him money. (Luke 22:3-5)

7. But there is one thing upon they all agree. As Peter in Acts tells us, Jesus was delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God.
23this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed

by the hands of lawless men. 24But God raised him up, having loosed the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. (Acts 2:23-24) Jesus favorite disciple Read this passage carefully. This happens just after Jesus announced he is going to be betrayed. It tells us that Jesus loved the disciple who was lying close to his breast. Then Peter asked the disciple close to Jesus, who is Jesus talking about? The unnamed disciple also wanted to know who it was. Then Jesus gave a dipped morsel to Judas. Judas was the disciple lying close to Jesus breast.
23One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was lying close to the breast of Jesus; 24so Simon Peter beckoned to him and said, Tell us who it is of whom he speaks. 25So lying thus, close to the breast of Jesus, he said to him, Lord, who is it? 26Jesus answered, It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it. So when he had dipped

the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27Then after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, What you are going to do, do quickly. (John 13:23-27) Next we go to the last chapter in John, after Jesus had died and reappeared to his disciples. Judas, the disciple who lay close to Jesus breast at the supper is still alive. Jesus said it is my will that he remain until I come. I.e. Jesus has reserved a place for Judas in the next world.
20Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at

the supper and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray you? 21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, Lord, what about this man? 22Jesus said to him, If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me! 23The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? (John 21:20-23) APOLOGETICS The anger argument Some sources say this incident as told by John incited Judas to betray Jesus out of anger. It happened two days before the Passover, just before Judas conspired with the chief priests. Lets examine. Jesus was having his feet wiped with expensive oil from Marys hair. Judas asked if the oil could be sold for money and given to the poor. We are told that Judas was a thief who did not care for the poor. As treasurer, he wanted the money so he could steal it. Jesus scolded Judas for wanting to sell the oil. He didnt care for the poor either. He was enjoying the luxury of the foot massage and wanted some left over for his burial.
3Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with

her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. 4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said, 5Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor? 6This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. 7Jesus said, Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. 8The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.(John 12:3-8) 1. John has a major self-contradiction. First he says that the devil was already in Judas during the supper. This would reconcile with the above incident.
2And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simons son, to

betray him, (John 13:2) Then he says that Satan did not enter Judas until Jesus gave him the morsel, implying Jesus selected Judas to betray him.
25So lying thus, close to the breast of Jesus, he said to him, Lord, who is it? 26Jesus answered, It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it. So when he had dipped

the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27Then after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, What you are going to do, do quickly. (John 13:25-27) 2. John has a major contradiction with the other gospels. Mark and Matthew dont implicate Judah for wanting to sell the oil. Mark says some were indignant. Matthew says the disciples were indignant. Luke says nothing about the incident.
4But there were some who said to themselves indignantly, Why was the ointment thus wasted? 5For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor. And

they reproached her. (Mark 14:4-5)

8But when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, Why this waste? 9For this ointment might have been sold for a large sum, and given to the poor. (Matt. 26:8-9)

3. There are some other disparities. John portrays Judas as a greedy thief. Yet we are told Judas procured a posse. He either paid them (with what?) or they volunteered to go with him. The other gospels cant agree on whether Judas took money or not.
3So Judas, procuring a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went

there with lanterns and torches and weapons. (John 18:3) While we are on the topic of money, Matthew 20:2 tells us that a denarius is worth a days wages. So the oil was worth 300 days wages. Sources only speculate what the thirty pieces of silver that Judas received were

worth. So it is impossible to make a reasonable comparison. The argument that Judas acted out of avarice or treason do not stand to reason. The gospel writers believed that the act of betrayal was foreordained in scripture. Somebody had to do it and it was Judas who was chosen to play that role, because he was closest to Jesus. The no contradictions argument There are always those who insist that the Bible has no contradictions. This source claims that the two different ways Judas is said to have died can be reconciled. The question is: Do we have a contradiction in the Bible, or is it possible to harmonize Matthew and Luke? It is possible to harmonize: The limb from which Judas hung was over a precipice, that is, the valley of Hinnom. In fact, to this day there are many dry trees on the brink of this canyon near the traditional site of Judas suicide. Thus, it could be that the weight of his body on a dry and dead limb broke the limb causing his body to plummet into the canyon and burst open. Or, perhaps the rock shattering earthquake that ripped through Jerusalem at the moment Jesus yielded up His spirit caused the limb to break and plunged the swollen, three day old corpse into the canyon splitting it open (cp. Matthew 27:51). Or, even a strong gust of wind, funneled through the canyon, could have caused the limb to break. Whatever, there is no contradiction in Gods Word; a contradiction here is only in the minds of those who want a discrepancy. The ultimate tragic end of the son of perditionan end immeasurably more dreadful than his burst open bodyis that he went to Hades, to await the second resurrection and judgment at the Great White Throne, then an eternity in Hell. So he argues that a contradiction is only in the minds of those who want a discrepancy. On the contrary, when one seeks truth, a contradiction is on ones mind when he sees a contradiction. There can be no contradiction when one refuses to accept a contradiction by exercising his fertile imagination to contrive excuses. ASTRONOMICAL ALLEGORY This section contains a glossary of phrases and their astronomical meaning. As explained in Gospel Zodiac, the gospel story is an allegorical myth about the passage of the sun through the twelve houses of the zodiac. At this time, the sun is in Scorpio. Judas represents Scorpio, October 24 to November 21. This is the common link to the four gospel stories. This is why there are different renditions of the same astronomical event. A planisphere is a handy tool for seeing these relationships. Scripture had to be fulfilled Gods word is written in the stars.
16Brethren, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David,

concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. (Acts 1:16) Son of perdition The tail of the scorpion lies in a dark portion of the Milky Way in the southern hemisphere below the suns ecliptic. It could be thought of as a crevice leading to the Underworld from which the Scorpion emerges.
12While I was with them, I kept them in thy name, which thou hast given me; I have guarded them, and

none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. (John 17:12) Close to the breast of Jesus At this time the sun is closest to Scorpio.
25So lying thus, close to the breast of Jesus, he said to him, Lord, who is it?; (John 13:25)

Satan entered Judas Satan personifies darkness. Scorpio is one month away from the winter solstice, the darkest time of the year. As the sun descends into darkness, Satan enters Judas. The morsel Jesus gave to Judas is a reversal of the kiss Judas gave to Jesus.
3Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve; (Luke 22:3) 26Jesus answered, It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it. So when he had dipped

the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27Then after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, What you are going to do, do quickly. (John 13:26-27) Judass name Judas is a pun for Judah, one of the tribes of Israel. Iscariot is a pun for Issachar, another one of the tribes if Israel. Issachar is the sixth tribal member answering to Cancer. Cancer has four stars sometimes called Aselli, Latin for donkeys. The sun enters Cancer on the summer solstice when darkness starts to increase. The zigzag motion of crabs is named for the backsliding path of the sun; its a major divide.
14Issachar is a strong ass, crouching between the sheepfolds; 15he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to bear,

and became a slave at forced labor.(Gen. 49:13-15) Son of man in Jerusalem Son of man represents Orion in the house of Taurus, six months from Scorpio. Taurus is also the astrological house of Jerusalem. So when Orion is in Taurus, the sun is in Scorpio.
18Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and

scribes, and they will condemn him to death, (Matt. 20:18) The chief priests, scribes, crowd, Pharisees or whatever The evil constellation Draco the Serpent lies high in the north. It always lurks as it circles closely around the North Pole. It straddles Scorpio and Sagittarius with its tail section in Scorpio and its head in Sagittarius. The tail section represents the chief priests at the time of arrest. Dracos head represents Pontius Pilate. Thirty pieces of silver Matthew is the only gospel to state that Judas was paid a specific amount. Judas receive thirty pieces of silver

when he conspired with the chief priests and returned thirty pieces of silver after Jesus was arrested.
14Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15and said, What will you give me if I deliver him to you? And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. 16And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. (Matt. 26:14-16) 3When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces

of silver to the chief priests and the elders, (Matt. 27:3-5) The bright white color of silver represents thirty days of sunlight or thirty degrees on the zodiac. So Judas receives the thirty pieces of silver when the sun enters Scorpion and returns the thirty pieces when the sun leaves Scorpio. We see the number thirty again when Jesus started his ministry. It means merely that he passed from Capricorn when he was born, to Aquarius when he was baptized.
23Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of

Joseph, the son of Heli, (Luke 3:23) Betrayer As explained above, the translators applied betrayer and deliverer to the same Greek word. When the sun passes Scorpio, Judas delivered Jesus to the next constellation, Sagittarius. Upper room On the first day of Passover, Jesus told his disciples to go into the city and look for a man carrying a jar of water and follow him. He will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. The large upper room (house) describes a place in the heavens.
12And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the passover lamb, his disciples said to

him, Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the passover? 13And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them, Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him, 14and wherever he enters, say to the householder, The Teacher says, Where is my guest room, where I am to eat the passover with my disciples? 15And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us. (Mark 14:15; Luke 22:7-12) The man with the jar of water describes Aquarius. Aquarius ascends above the eastern horizon as the sun approaches Scorpio. It would be better for that man if he not been born The Son of man is represented by Orion.
24The Son of man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It

would have been better for that man if he had not been born. (Matt. 26:24) In ancient myth, Orion boasted that he would exterminate all the animals in earth. To punish him, the earth goddess Gaia sent a scorpion after him. The scorpion bit Orion on the heel and killed him. Orion was brought back to life with an antidote by Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer. The scorpions bite is symbolized as Orion disappears below the western horizon and Scorpio rises above the southeast horizon, stinger first. Conversely, Scorpios death is symbolized when it disappears below the horizon just before Orion rises in the east. The two are locked into eternal combat. Judass kiss Scorpio lies on the southern side of the suns ecliptic. As the sun passes by, Scorpio kisses it.
49And he came up to Jesus at once and said, Hail, Master! And he kissed him. (Matt. 26:49)

Jesus arrest The sun it passes into Sagittarius after Scorpio kisses it. Judass death Whether he hung himself or fell, Scorpio descends after the sun passes it. His bowels gushing out can be explained by the sun passing out of Scorpio. Since Scorpio lies to the south of the suns ecliptic, a viewer in the north would see Scorpios stars fade as the sun passes away.
5And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself (Matt.

27:5)
18(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong he burst open in the

middle and all his bowels gushed out. (Acts 1:18) Field of blood During the months of November, the sun produces stark red sunrises and sunsets. It is the same red that alludes to Christs blood in December.
19And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language

Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) (Acts 1:19) Where did Judas go? He set in the west.
24And they prayed and said, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou

hast chosen 25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place. (Acts 1:24-25)