What happened to Judas
A bit graphic, but I don’t know how else to put it:
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,
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Matthew 27:3-8)
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. (Acts 1:16-19)
My last posting mentioned Judas, and I felt that was worth a follow-up. Critics of the Bible often try to use these passages as justification to say that the Bible is full of contradictions, and therefore, cannot be trusted as reliable. A careful examination of these passages shows how remarkably consistent God’s Word is.
First of all-who bought the field? Even though the Chief Priests and elders were the actual ones to purchase the field, the money belonged to Judas, and therefore, the account in Acts is true.
Did Judas hang himself, or, what appears in the Acts’ account, jump from a cliff, or other high structure?
Some say, and this is a good explanation, that he did indeed hang himself from a tree and the branch broke and he fell. The obvious problem there is the fact that he would be hanging feet downward, but the Acts account said he fell headlong. We must think here as a Jew would, and look at their customs and traditions. Even though he had just committed the most heinous crime in history, would he, a Jew hang himself from a tree? No. The Jew’s idea of "hanging" is to set up a sword, or other sharp object, and fall on it, perhaps from an elevated position.
Therefore the account that he hanged himself, as well as falling headlong and being burst asunder (as would indeed happen when he hit the sword) is remarkably consistant and demonstrates, once again, the reliability of the Bible.
A bit graphic, but I don’t know how else to put it:
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,
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Matthew 27:3-8)
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. (Acts 1:16-19)
My last posting mentioned Judas, and I felt that was worth a follow-up. Critics of the Bible often try to use these passages as justification to say that the Bible is full of contradictions, and therefore, cannot be trusted as reliable. A careful examination of these passages shows how remarkably consistent God’s Word is.
First of all-who bought the field? Even though the Chief Priests and elders were the actual ones to purchase the field, the money belonged to Judas, and therefore, the account in Acts is true.
Did Judas hang himself, or, what appears in the Acts’ account, jump from a cliff, or other high structure?
Some say, and this is a good explanation, that he did indeed hang himself from a tree and the branch broke and he fell. The obvious problem there is the fact that he would be hanging feet downward, but the Acts account said he fell headlong. We must think here as a Jew would, and look at their customs and traditions. Even though he had just committed the most heinous crime in history, would he, a Jew hang himself from a tree? No. The Jew’s idea of "hanging" is to set up a sword, or other sharp object, and fall on it, perhaps from an elevated position.
Therefore the account that he hanged himself, as well as falling headlong and being burst asunder (as would indeed happen when he hit the sword) is remarkably consistant and demonstrates, once again, the reliability of the Bible.
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