Commentary on the Gospel of John

                                 Chapter Thirteen

                                                                                                                                              Verses 27-29

After Judas Iscariot received the piece of bread from Jesus, Satan himself entered into him. The Devil seeks to completely ruin the image of God in any human to the extent that it becomes totally evil and demonic and lost from God's Love forever. If the devil can do that to just one living human, then he could prove that God's Love can fail, and if God can fail, then the Devil could cause Jesus to be unable to rise from the dead. The Devil would succeed in his plan to murder God.

The book of Job reveals the Devil's plan to ruin God's Love and Holiness, and thereby, give the Devil the ability to murder God. Job 1:11; Job 2:5; Job 2:9. God created His image in every human to be good which means He put faith into every human. Genesis 1:31; Romans 12:3. The Devil sought to turn the image of God in Job to total evil by causing him to "curse God and die." Job represents the suffering and despair of the entire human race in the Devil's attempt to completely ruin the image of God in at least one human. Satan did not care about Job. Job was only the means by which the Devil could find a way to weaken God and find a way to murder Him and take control of His universe. The Devil's real aim was to destroy God. Isaiah 14:12-17. The Devil must have thought that surely he would be able to annul the good image that God had put into the traitor of Jesus and thereby cause him to become totally evil and lost from God's Love forever. Ecclesiastes 3:14; I Corinthians 13:8.

But the Devil himself inside of Judas Iscariot failed to cause his living nature to become totally evil. Legions of devils inside of the maniac of Gadara failed to cause his living nature to become totally evil because he ran to Jesus to get healed. Luke 8:26-33. Judas Iscariot became remorseful and threw down the thirty pieces of silver in the Temple. Matthew 27:3-10. Only the good and living nature of a human can become remorseful. Near the end of the world, Christ will appear to Judas Iscariot, and all other living humans confined to the regions of death, and He will cause them all to repent and believe that Christ the Lamb will save them from eternal death. Revelation 5:11-14; John 5:28-29. While sociopaths often express no remorse for the evil that they do, a close examination of their entire lives will always show that they have done some good which will prove that their living natures have not become totally evil. Jesus promised that whoever gives a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple will not lose his reward. Matthew 10:42. Since God only makes positive creations, then He can only give positive rewards. God will give positive rewards to all repentant, living humans whom He will raise from the dead. Revelation 5:11-14; Revelation 20:5; John 5:28-29; Revelation 22:11-12.

Jesus told Judas Iscariot to do his evil deed quickly. Jesus wanted no delay in the suffering He would have to do on the cross.

Jesus' disciples completely missed the fact that Jesus had indicated who the traitor would be. They thought Jesus had instructed Judas Iscariot to buy more food for the feast or give something to the poor. They indicated that they still thought of Judas Iscariot as being a loyal disciple. Judas Iscariot had conned them all except for Jesus.