OK we all know Judas Iscariot sold Jesus out to the people that crucified him, but if he hadn't done that, what would have happened, it means Jesus would not have been crucified and he wouldn't have died and rose again for our justification, but the word of God must be fulfilled that is why Judas had to betray Jesus.

Just like when Peter denied Jesus thrice before the cock crow, Jesus already knew Peter will deny him, but it must happen for d word of God to be fulfilled, there must be a denial and that person had to be Peter, so God can actually use anybody for his word to come to pass, that is why he is God, the all knowing.

Happy Easter, Jesus is risen

Happy Easter Nairalander

I guess he'd have to betray himself.

Happy Easter!

The devil would have influenced another to betray him just as he did to Judas.

I dont think the devil has a hand in this....
what is divinely planned, the devil can neither make nor mar it

Ask Lala

let's see

very simple..
take a good look at Genesis, 3:15:
and I will put enimity,between thee and the woman ,and between thy seed and her seed,and it shall bruise thy head, and thy shall bruise his feet..
Jesus represents the seed of eve,which we all know he came through a woman Mary,the daughter of eve.
Judas,represented the seed of the serpent, and for the prophecy, that had been said by God,long ago in the garden of eden,the seed of the woman,(Jesus)and the sef of the serpent (Judas),had to come together for the final stage.
remember, it was this same Judas,always trying to tackle Jesus, recall the issues of the expensive perfume, used in washing the master's feet.
and finally the prophecy given so many years, came to play In the book of John14,when the seed of the woman finally trumped over the seed of the serpent.

Judas was figured for what he did. Remember that he was ordered to do so by Jesus, then Son of Man.
Thesame way God ordered The Serpent to be archaean bully to man.

stephleena:
very simple..
take a good look at Genesis, 3:15:
and I will put enimity,between thee and the woman ,and between thy seed and her seed,and it shall bruise thy head, and thy shall bruise his feet..
Jesus represents the seed of eve,which we all know he came through a woman Mary,the daughter of eve.
Judas,represented the seed of the serpent, and for the prophecy, that had been said by God,long ago in the garden of eden,the seed of the woman,(Jesus)and the sef of the serpent (Judas),had to come together for the final stage.
remember, it was this same Judas,always trying to tackle Jesus, recall the issues of the expensive perfume, used in washing the master's feet.
and finally the prophecy given so many years, came to play In the book of John14,when the seed of the woman finally trumped over the seed of the serpent.

If we are going to accept your defence, it only shows that the whole show was predetermined. Why then is Judas rebuked for playing his role in the script?

Without Judas betraying his, he would still be killed.

Jesus was not killed because he was betrayed. He was killed because he is a criminal, blasphemer and a coupist. These offenses warrant death by killing.