Judas May 2026

If the Prodigal Son gets a robe and a ring, and Peter gets the keys to the kingdom, what happens to the man who hung himself in a field of blood? Did Jesus, descending into Hades during the three days, walk past the corpse of Judas and whisper, "Friend, do what you came for... and follow me still"?

Many scholars believe Judas may have been a sicarius (a dagger-wielding Zealot) who wanted a political Messiah. He wanted Jesus to overthrow Rome. But Jesus kept talking about turning the other cheek and dying for sins. Imagine the frustration. "If I force a confrontation in the Garden of Gethsemane," Judas might have reasoned, "the Lion of Judah will finally have to roar. He’ll call down the angels. He’ll have to fight." If the Prodigal Son gets a robe and

Jesus Himself seems to hint at this horror. He says, "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" (Matthew 26:24). Many scholars believe Judas may have been a