𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕠𝕗

The sun came up again

like it does every day

without fail

day in

day out

we use it to measure time

without thinking of how

it was before You created it

we can't comprehend the

thought that brought it all to life

including us

made in Your image

in Your likeness

from the mist and dust

of the earth You created

You knew when You breathed life

into his lungs that

he'd make You wear a crown someday

of thorns and humanity lost

when You came in the flesh

one would betray You

before You washed his feet

his role was written long before

the foretold story of betrayal

he fulfilled prophesy

so You broke Your bread with him

and he drank from Your cup

he couldn't take his actions back

so he took his life

Your offering was for him too

Judas.

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Author's note:

My perception of Judas being a flawed human of the world who was still eligible to receive the Christ Jesus' forgiveness through crucifixion is my own opinion, based on the Scriptures. The Christ knew who the betrayer was and still He washed his feet, ‬ because the fulfilling of prophecy is described in a sequence of events that includes the betrayer, Judas, but does not tell us that Judas was condemned to damnation. When the religious leaders condemned the Christ Jesus, Judas took his own life in the ultimate act of remorse. Judas had no idea that they were going to crucify Him, but the role of a betrayer was already cast from the Fall- whether it was Judas or someone else. It takes great overwhelming anguish to take your own life and I believe that Judas will be judged rightly, as we all will be. Christ rebuked Satan in Peter once, but didn't rebuke him in Judas: satan thought for sure that he was winning at that table, without realizing that he was being used through Judas to defeat eternal death.

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“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, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!” Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.” Matthew‬ ‭27‬:‭3‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

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“But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NKJV

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“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. Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him.”John‬ ‭13‬:‭26‬-‭28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬