By
The
Twelve Apostles
Judas Betrays The Lord And Saviour With A Kiss
The Lord, the
Apostles and Disciples were in the orchard of Massalian,
and as they talked they saw a band of men with lanterns, with swords and clubs
approaching them.
And Jesus said, “Behold the agents of the evil one! And Judas leads the way.”
And the Disciples said, “Lord, let us flee to save our lives.”
But Jesus said, “Why should we flee to save our lives when this is the
fulfilment of the words of prophets and visioners?”
And Jesus went alone to meet the men; and as they came He said, “Why are you
here, you men? Whom do you seek?”
And they replied, “We seek the man from Galilee. We seek for Jesus, one who calls
Himself the Christ.”
And Jesus answered, “Here am I.”
And then He raised His hands and with a mighty thought He brought the ethers to
the state of light; and all the orchard was aglow with light. The frenzied men were driven back; and many fled and tarried
not, until they reached Jerusalem; and others fell upon their faces on the
ground. The bravest men, and those with hardest hearts, remained.
And when the light had paled, diminished, the Lord
again inquired, “Whom do you seek?”
And Ananias said, “We seek for the man from
Galilee; we seek for Jesus, He who calls Himself the Christ.”
And Jesus answered him and said, “I told you once before; but now I tell you
once again that I am He.”
By Ananias, Judas stood; but in a moment he had moved, and coming up behind the
Lord, he said, “My Lord,” and then he kissed Him as a sign that He was Jesus
whom they sought. And Jesus said, “Do you, Judas Iscariot, come and thus
betray your Master with a kiss? This thing must need be done; but woe to
him who does betray his Lord. Your carnal greed has blinded and deceived your
conscience, and you know not what you do; but in a little time, your conscience
will assert itself, and in remorse, behold you will close your span and take
your life.”
Then the Apostles and Disciples came, laid hold of Judas and would have done
him harm; but Jesus said, “You must not harm this man. You have no right to
judge this man. His conscience is his judge, and will sentence him, and he will
execute himself.”
And then the mob led on by Malchus, servant of
Caiaphas, laid hold of Jesus, and was binding Him with chains. And Jesus said, “Why
do you come in dead of the night with swords and clubs to take me from this
sacred place? Have I not spoken in the public places of
And Malchus thought the Lord would flee to save His
life, and with a club he wanted to smite Him in the face. But Peter had
a sword, and rushing up, he smote the man and wounded him. But Jesus
said, “Stay, Peter, stay. Put back your sword. You are not called to fight with
swords and clubs. Whoever wields the sword shall perish by the sword. I do not need protection by the sons of men, for I could
call this moment and a legion, yes, twelve legions of the Warrior Angels of God
with merciless swords, would come and stand in my defence; but then it is not
well.” The twelve legions of Angels means twelve multitudes of Angels,
called Hosts of Angels.
And Then He said to Malchus, “Man, I would not have
you harmed.” And then He laid his hand upon the wound that Peter made, and it
was healed.
Then Jesus said, “Be not concerned lest I should tear myself away from you and
flee to save my life. I have no wish to save my life; do with me as you wish.” The
mob led Jesus away; and Peter joined with John, and they followed close behind
the mob and came into Jerusalem.
Against Betrayal
1. When the problems of life seem to overwhelm
you, pray to God for ease, for help, for comfort and for solution.
2. It is very bad for a servant to betray his
master.
3. Likewise, it is very bad for a master to
betray his servant.
4. Do not play the role of a betrayer.
5. Do not even act it in films or drama.
6. Those who betray others end up inside the hell
fire.
7. Be warned.
8.
Both Saints and evil men reincarnate to continue from
where they stopped.
9.
Judas was the Egyptian taskmaster killed by Moses.
10.
Do not betray the Truth, because you will destroy
yourself by so doing.
11.
The end point of every evil is its own self-destruction;
and in doing so, it also destroys whoever that serves as its agent.
12.
Jesus
reminds them of His righteous deeds and makes them know that they were acting
out conspiracy.
13.
He lets
them know that they are succeeding in their plots, simply because God allowed
it all for a purpose.
And a young man followed him, with nothing but
a linen cloth about his body; and they seized him, but he left the linen cloth
and ran away naked. Mark 14:43-52
This young
man was not one of the apostles or disciples. He was just a neighbour who had
noise of the mob, during the arrest, and came out of his house to see what was
happening.
Why Two Apostles Followed Behind
Apostle Matthew: Who were the two apostles that followed the
guards?
They were
Simon Peter and John De Beloved.
Apostle Matthew: Why did they follow behind?
The Head: They have to know what happened next or where
Jesus was taken to.
Apostle Matthew: That was number 1.
Number 2?
The Head: If necessary, they shall help out in various
ways.
Number 3,
for them to give necessary information and update to other apostles and
disciples.
The Young Man
Apostle Matthew: Who was the young man that ran away naked?
He was just
an observer. He just came out to see what was happening.
The Head: Perhaps, he was sleeping and had to wear the
night clothe outside, that night. May be he heard voices, and had to come out
to see and know what was happening.
Apostle Matthew: That was why he ran away. He was not one of us.
The Implications Of
The Betrayal
Necessary Questions
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, I want to ask a question.
Was Judas
among those whose feet were washed?
… Judas was
among the disciples who ate the bread and drank the wine of the Holy Communion.
Son of man, he was among.
Is it the
Last Supper that he would not be among?
Himself
participated in all things. Son of man, all the foods that Angels did brought
down from heaven, himself was among those who ate the foods. Son of man, all
the washings which Jesus was giving to us, himself was among. Himself
participated in the Last Supper.
The Head: Was he among those who ate bread and wine?
Apostle Matthew: Yes.
The Head: Let the will of God be done.
Apostle Matthew: But in the last washing by Jesus, himself was
not among, he was absent …
Apostle Matthew: The bible account is not complete.
The Head: Let the Lord make us to know.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, when Jesus prayed over the bread
and wine, into the body and blood of Jesus, Judas was among. Son of man, that
was when he left, after eating the bread and drinking the wine, when Jesus
spoke about him, that he would betray the son of man. That was when the evil
spirit took possession of him.
The Head: Did Judas at last enter heaven?
Did he
later reincarnated here one earth?
Apostle Matthew: Himself did reincarnated.
The Head: When he reincarnated, did he correct his ways?
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, it took time before he corrected
his ways.
The Head: Is he now in his mansion?
Or is his
mansion still vacant, unoccupied?
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, himself is still making efforts.
The Head: Lord, is he in this world now?
Apostle Matthew: Judas is in heaven. But he has not yet got to
the kingdom prepared for him.
The Head: He has not yet got to the kingdom prepared for
him. He is still making efforts?
Apostle Matthew: Yes.
Perfect Wash
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, what was the last washing Jesus
gave to the disciples?
The Head: It is the washing of perfection – perfect wash.
Judas did not receive it and that was the reason why he could not overcame,
like the other apostles, in perfection. Son of man, he is following a very long
way.
The Head: But yourselves took the very short way, because
Jesus had washed your feet.
Apostle Matthew: Yes. Ourselves completed our works and had our
victory. But Judas has not completed his works. Himself had seen the glorious
works of God the Father, and was among the believers, but he turned his back on
God.
According To Destiny
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, why is it that it was Judas
Iscariot who betrayed Jesus?
The Head: Let the Lord tell us.
Apostle Matthew: Yourself, Chukwudi?
Son of man,
everybody here on earth has a work to do. He has a work to do and win, before
he returns to heaven.
The Head: Yes.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man …, number 1, Judas was chosen by the
Holy Spirit to make the word of prophecy come to fulfillment and manifestation.
Number 2,
the reason why the journey is hard for him is because of the evil spirit in
him, which himself was welcoming into himself. He was not accepting good
spirit. He was not receiving the word of Jesus. Himself was in our midst, but
he was following the people of the world, living worldly lifestyle.
Due To Hypocrisy
Apostle Matthew: How did it … happen?
It was by
the way he behaves and by the way himself thinks, and by all the words that
were coming out of his mouth.
Son of man,
a person who behaves in this way, does it show that the Holy Spirit is in him?
The Head: It does not show. He is a hypocrite, who is
pushed to the side, kept by the side.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man … Son of man, himself trusted in the
things of the world, instead of trusting in God. The kingdom in the midst of
which we are, the kingdom which ourselves received, himself was not serious,
not earnest. He did not bring out his heart – he was not earnest. He had one
leg inside and the other leg outside. Son of man, himself was not watchful. It
should not have gone the way it did.
The Head: Yes.
Apostle Matthew: Because himself was not watchful. Himself did
not know that himself should have asked the FirstSon of God, Jesus Christ, when
Jesus said Judas would betray Him. Himself did not kneel down and plead for
mercy. If he had asked Jesus, Jesus would have explained all things.
Son of man,
he would have walked in the procedure as the God the Father wanted. But the
evil spirits took possession of him, and the Holy Spirit did not come into
Judas… And himself betrayed Jesus in the way that was the worst – betrayal and
suicide. But that was by his destiny. If he had asked Jesus, he would still
have betrayed Jesus, and still go to heaven. Himself would have received salvation,
just as the other apostles did.
God’s Love Endures Forever
Apostle Matthew: Judas had reincarnated. Jesus is having mercy
for him. The love of God endures from everlasting to everlasting. Judas is in
heaven paying his karmic debts.
Spiritual Blindness, Ignorance And Laziness
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, even so many children of God who
supposed to have reached their mansions, are still on the way. Themselves are
still on the way. They have not come close to their mansions, as they should,
to receive their mansions and blessings waiting for them.
The
children of God do not know the value of the power of the Holy Spirit in them.
Some of them who know do not understand it as it should. Some who use the power
to work, do not use it the way it should be used, because themselves have not
understood what is inside them. Son of man, the children of God should
endeavour, they have to be making efforts more that they are doing now.
The Head: Yes.
Apostle Matthew: Themselves have to be serious more that they
are now. Themselves have to grow in spirit more than they have grown. This is
because strange happenings abound in this world. Son of man, powers of
darkness, themselves are in the midst of darkness. Themselves have to grow in
spirit, for the Holy Spirit in them to become radiant. The Holy Spirit in them
is greater than the powers of darkness. Themselves have to bath with the Blood
of Jesus, from time to time, because there is power and victory in the Blood of
Jesus, which the children of God shall use to overcome the world. They have to
use the name of Jesus in performing works, in doing various types of works.
They have to make declarations and pray.
The Head: Yes.
The Arrest Of Jesus Christ
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, have you seen that many of the ministers
of God are not serious?
The Head: Yes.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, even so it was with ourselves, when
ourselves started this work. Ourselves were not serious… some of us were making
efforts. Some were not serious. Son of man, Jesus told us to pray.
Why did He
asked us to pray?
The Head: It is because, through prayers, yourselves
shall defeat Satan and various temptations.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, before the mob came to arrest
Jesus, He told us to pray, that people were coming to arrest Him. But ourselves
did not understand what He said. He told us that people were coming to arrest
Him. But we did not understand what He said.
Apostle Matthew: Why did we not understand what He said?
The Head: You disciples did not understand what He was telling
you people. You did not understand what was going to happen.
Apostle Matthew: That is one point.
Number 2?
The Head: Sometimes, in the night, after a person has
worked and moved about during the day, at night weakness is so much. But, that
night when the disciples knew that something bad was about to happen, they
supposed to be watchful and awake, praying.
Apostle Matthew: That was a work which the Holy Spirit did by
His hand, by Himself. If we had started to pray, they could not have arrested Jesus.
Many things
that are mistakes are not mistakes. Son of man, Jesus told us to pray. He knew
that we were not going to pray. He knew, because Himself had said that it was
time to fulfil all that God the Father said about Him – to fulfill all prophecies
and righteousness.
If Jesus
had not been arrested, would they have been able to crucify Him?
The Head: No.
Apostle Matthew: It was the Holy Spirit that made us to sleep.
Son of man, see, as soon as they came to arrest Jesus, it was too late.
Why was it
like that?
The Head: There was nothing that you disciples could do.
At that time.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, if we had understood what Jesus
said, do you know what we would have done?
We would
have surrounded Jesus with the swords. We were many. We would have surrounded
Him with the swords. … Ourselves would have used the swords to strike down
those people.
Apostle Matthew: Do you think that the soldiers would have
defeated us?
Themselves
could not have defeated us. But the Holy Spirit made it to happen the way it
did. The reason why all these things happened the way they did was for the word
of God to come to fulfilment and manifestations.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, why did the soldiers and mob come
at night?
The Head: For the public not to know what they were
doing. If the public knew it, many would not support them. There might have
been crisis and violence.
Apostle Matthew: Son of man, yourself answered very well,
because many, many, many people who were followers of Jesus would have stoned
the soldiers to death. If the crowd came against them, the soldiers would not
have been able to arrest Jesus. That was why they made the arrest secretly, at
night.
Apostle Matthew: Another point about the work we were doing, it
showed that we were not watchful. That is number 3 point. The Holy Spirit gave
revelation about the arrest, if we had been watchful, it would not have
happened the way it did. Ourselves loved Jesus and Jesus loved us. Ourselves
would not have allowed the arrest. As soon as they reached the venue where we
were, ourselves woke up. But by then, it was too late.
Number 4
point, ourselves wanted to fight, but Jesus said, “No,” because the case is not
what to fight over. The work of
salvation, which God the Father wanted to do, is not what required a fight. If
ourselves had faced them, ourselves would have got victory, because the Holy
Spirit was with us. The Holy Spirit would have given us the power to overcome
the soldiers. But it was not man’s will that had to be done – God’s will had to
be done, because the appointed time had come to do the will of God.
Beware Of Arresting The
Innocent
1. So many soldiers, police officers and
security men have landed themselves inside the hell fire, because they
maltreated the Saints of God or persecuted innocent people.
2. The fact that a person is an army officer,
police official or security personnel is never an excuse for him to start
molesting people.
3. Every person in authority must make sure that
he does his work, without attracting curse, condemnation or hell fire for
himself.
4. In every situation, remember that God is the
Judge of all.