JUDAS ISCARIOT

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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is
  betrayed! It would have been good for that man
  if he had not been born.
  (Matthew 2624 NASB)

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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Object of the worlds scorn and shame
• Example of how not to live
• It is not good enough to serve the Lord some of
  the time, or most of our life.
• We must serve the Lord faithfully until the day
  we die.

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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Judas sold
• his friend
• his teacher
• his master for a paltry
• handful of silver
• Purposefully and deliberately he sold his Lord,
  precipitating Christs cruel death upon cross

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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Who was Judas Iscariot?
• A man of Keriot
• Disciple of Jesus Christ

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Now the names of the twelve apostles are these
The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew
his brother and James the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother Philip and Bartholomew Thomas
and Matthew the tax-gatherer James the son of
Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus Simon the Zealot, and
Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.
(Matthew 102-4)
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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Disciple of Jesus Christ
• Good qualities and capabilities in Judas which
  Jesus Christ recognized. (Choice)
• Judas was not a conscious or deliberate
  hypocrite, and that the fervor and enthusiasm he
  displayed were no sham that he was sincere in
  his desire to follow Jesus Christ

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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Who was Judas Iscariot?
• A man of Keriot
• Disciple of Jesus Christ
• Apostle of Jesus Christ

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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Apostle of Jesus Christ
• The devil entered even an apostle
• The most noble religious privileges are powerless
  to save a man.
• Christ is betrayed by one who enjoyed the
  intimacy of his friendship.

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For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I
could bear it Nor is it one who hates me who has
exalted himself against me, Then I could hide
myself from him. But it is you, a man my equal,
My companion and my familiar friend. We who had
sweet fellowship together (Psalms 5512-14 NASB)
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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Who was Judas Iscariot?
• A man of Keriot
• Disciple of Jesus Christ
• Apostle of Jesus Christ
• Treasurer for the Apostles

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Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray
Him, said, "Why was this fragrant oil not sold
for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but
because he was a thief, and had the money box
and he used to take what was put in it. But Jesus
said, "Let her alone she has kept this for the
day of My burial. "For the poor you have with you
always, but Me you do not have always."
(John 124-8 NKJV)
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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Treasurer of the Apostles
• Position of trust and confidence
• Faith in his honesty
• 3. Economical habits, aptitude for finance, love
  of bargaining qualities associated with the
  love of money

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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Treasurer of the Apostles
• Judas did not leave all to follow the Lord.
• The Love of Money had been in his heart from
  earlier days.
• If Judas had followed the Lord fully he might
  have had the noblest of lives, but he took his
  sin with him into Christs service

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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Treasurer of the Apostles
• Judas carried the money box
• He took advantage of his position
• he was a thief
• What made him think that which was hidden from
  unsuspecting eyes could be hidden from the Lord
  who read the secret thoughts of men? (SIN)

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THE PROGRESSION OF EVIL

• Satan played a role in Judas life

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Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the
twelve, and one of you is a devil?" He spoke of
Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he
who would betray Him, being one of the twelve.
(John 670-71 NKJV)
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And supper being ended, the devil having already
put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's
son, to betray Him (John 132 NKJV)
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Satan entered him. Then Jesus said
to him, "What you do, do quickly." (John
1327 NKJV)
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THE PROGRESSION OF EVIL

• Satan played a role in Judas life
• Judas had sold his soul to the devil through
  ambition and greed
• Judas cunningly watched for a fitting opportunity
  to sell-out the Lord

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Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot,
went to the chief priests and said, "What are you
willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?" And
they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.
So from that time he sought opportunity to betray
Him. (Matthew 2614-16 NKJV)
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So he promised and sought opportunity to betray
Him to them in the absence of the multitude.
(Luke 226 NKJV)
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THE PROGRESSION OF EVIL

• Satan played a role in Judas life
• Judas had sold his soul to the devil through
  ambition and greed
• Judas cunningly watched for a fitting opportunity
  to sell-out the Lord
• Jesus gave Judas one last opportunity to repent

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When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled
in spirit, and testified and said, "Most
assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray
Me." Then the disciples looked at one another,
perplexed about whom He spoke. Now there was
leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples,
whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore motioned
to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke. Then,
leaning back on Jesus' breast, he said to Him,
"Lord, who is it?"
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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. For some
thought, because Judas had the money box, that
Jesus had said to him, "Buy those things we need
for the feast," or that he should give something
to the poor. Having received the piece of bread,
he then went out immediately. And it was night.
(John 1321-30 NKJV)
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THE PROGRESSION OF EVIL

• Satan played a role in Judas life
• Judas had sold his soul to the devil through
  ambition and greed
• Judas cunningly watched for a fitting opportunity
  to sell-out the Lord
• Jesus gave Judas one last opportunity to repent
• The betrayal A kiss

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Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude
with swords and clubs, came from the chief
priests and elders of the people. Now His
betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "Whomever
I kiss, He is the One seize Him." Immediately
he went up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!"
and kissed Him. But Jesus said to him, "Friend,
why have you come?" Then they came and laid hands
on Jesus and took Him. (Matthew 2647-50 NKJV)
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The Rest Of The Story

• Judas realizes he has done wrong
• Judas is sorrowful
• What horrible deeds men do for money!
• Judas tries to return the money

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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!" (Matthew
273-4 NKJV)
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The Rest Of The Story

• Judas realizes he has done wrong
• Judas is sorrowful
• What horrible deeds men do for money!
• Judas tries to return the money
• Judas did not do that which would make things
  right between himself and God He went to the
  wrong place for comfort!

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Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the
temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.
(Matthew 275 NKJV)
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Now this man acquired a field with the price of
his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst
open in the middle and all his intestines gushed
out. (Acts 118 NAS95)
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JUDAS ISCARIOT

• Poor Judas,
• He lost Christ
• He lost his fellow apostles
• He lost his ill-gotten bribe
• He lost his life
• He make have lost his soul
• and heaven

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Lessons

• Be content with what you have
• Greed brings destruction
• Be a friend at all times
• When we fall short of the will of God, dont give
  up
• Repent and ask Gods forgiveness and return
  to righteousness
• 5. Sin laden men and women need to realize the
  price of their sins