Imagine life according to Judas

Imagine life according to Judas

It has been said that Judas was Jesus favourite disciple. The story of how Jesus chose Judas has been obliterated in the modern day bible. In recent history the gospel according to Judas has been discovered. I would love to get my hands on a copy!

Jesus said in Luke 22:21:

“But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table.”

Imagine the panic of the disciples knowing that they were eating with one who was going to betray him! The next day Judas leads the soldiers whom arrest Jesus. He greets him with a kiss described in Greek as : kataphilein, which means to kiss firmly, intensely, passionately, tenderly or warmly. Was this a kiss of a man meant to betray Jesus? And why would Jesus say, “Friend do what you are here to do?” It seems odd, that Jesus knowing full well that Judas meant to hand him over for crucifixion, would call him friend when in the night before Jesus said in Mathew 26: 24 “The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born."

So the we edited the bible and wrote Judas out except to vilify him. We make him out to be a evil man who crucified our Lord forgetting all along that Jesus was meant to be the sacrifice to God for our sins. The ultimate sacrifice who's blood would cover the sinful nature of humans. But what were the word that Jesus said?

Matthew 10:33: "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.”

WAIT a second! Didn't Peter deny Jesus not once but thrice?

Matthew 26:70: “But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about.”

So who was it that really betrayed Jesus? Was it Judas or Peter? Just a thought to ponder.