Judas the Betrayer: Surviving the Aftermath of the Bloodbath - A Study of Friendship, Faithfulness, Failure and Following

By Steven A. Wylie

I think that you would agree with me that the Bible is our sole source of Truth, and is good for education, correction and training.

In the Gospel of John, Chapter 21 and verse 25, we read that "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written."

With all of these events, miracles and stories to put in to just one Book (the Bible), "why" did the Lord decide to put this particular story in it?

Could it be that there are certain principles and lessons that He wants you to learn and apply in your life?

And, could it be that these events, miracles and stories are much more than what we might remember from our Sunday School Days as a young child?

Sun Tzu in the Art of War wrote one of the most widely used but unaccredited lines of relationships - Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. This is a cute proverb, and although it is not necessarily a Biblical proverb, it presents a good principle we should all endorse.

Jesus kept his friends close and his enemies closer. Jesus knew the heart of men and women. Jesus knew the truth about people. He knew all about Judas. He knew what Judas was going to do, but still He kept him very close to His side.

When dealing with the Spirit of Judas inside of the church there is a distinct before-Judas timeline and an after-Judas timeline.

The spirit of Judas chisels at the strength of relationships inside of a church. Before the ultimate betrayal, the spirit of Judas sabotages and operates through manipulation trying to gain desired place, power and possession.

This spirit blurs the lines between God's purpose within a church and a manmade purpose.

In the aftermath of Judas, those remaining behind must deal with trust issues, being vulnerable and remaining faithful to the work within the Kingdom of God in spite of their hurt and betrayal.

Who was this spirit's namesake? How did a man whose name paralleled the meaning of the name Judah, the name of one of the 12 sons of Abraham and another name for the God's chosen people get selected by God to be part of His ministry?

It was through the linage of Judah that Jesus was born. Why did God use Judas, whose name, like Judah, also meant "praise and thanks" to be the one we now know as a traitor or betrayer?

This is Judas' ChurchBuster episode.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1692030280
• ISBN13: 9781692030285
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"