Q.  My class was discussing Judas and his betrayal. All said he was condemned to damnation. It appeared to me that he was repentant of his sin and believed upon the Savior. I always thought that the Scriptures taught that only one was already condemned and that he was the son of perdition. Am I anywhere close on this?

A.  We read the account of Judas in Matthew 27:3, “Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.”  The word “repented” here is the Greek metamelomai, and means “to regret, to have after-care or annoyance at the consequences of an act of sin rather than a deep regret at the cause from want of not having known better.”  It is never used in the real Biblical sense or repentance toward Yahweh of sin.  It is more of an attitude that the sin was not worth the cost.  His was a self-regret.  (See Companion Bible Appendix 111, 1, 2.)
            Yahshua said of Judas, “The Son of man goes as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed!  It had been good for that man if he had not been born.” (Matt. 26:24).
            Obviously if it had been good that the betrayer not have been born, then the betrayer will ultimately perish, as if he had never lived with any hope in the first place.  There is no evidence that Judas had a true repentance.  In fact, by Yahshua’s assertion here, he did not.
            From this and other Scriptures we deduce that the betrayal of Yahshua is similar in consequence to blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, a sin for which there is no remedy: “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men” (Matt. 12:31).  Blasphemy as used here in the Greek (blasphemos) means an evil-speaking, railing, and intended injurious attack on Yahweh.
            Called the unpardonable sin, blasphemy of the Spirit is the kind of sin that is done with full knowledge of its consequences.  It is done specifically against the Most High – a complete and resolute denunciation of Yahweh Himself. Another dimension of this ultimate sin is in Hebrews, which says, “For if we sin wilfully after that we have received knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins.  But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.” (Heb. 10:26-27).  “Wilfully” means to persist in sin.
            What did Yahshua mean by “son of perdition”?  “While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name: those that you gave me I have kept, and none of them lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled” (John 17:12).
            The Greek word is apoleia, which is related to apollumi, meaning lost.  It is one of the strongest words in the Greek language to express final and irretrievable destruction.  It is used of the condemned sinner.
            The son of perdition is the person who has been declared lost because of unrepentant sin.
            If you have unrepentant sin you need to go to Yahweh and ask His forgiveness. Then begin a new life by becoming immersed in the only saving Name of Yahshua to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 
                   
         
     
                   
               
                         
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