[Augustinian monk]

What about Christ saying it would have been better that Judas was never born in speaking of his betrayal? Thanks in advance for your response.

[RobRoy]

>>What about Christ saying it would have been better that Judas was never born in speaking of his betrayal? Thanks in advance for your response.<<

He would not have had to endure what he endured up to and including this life and whatever he experienced before Jesus descended into hell.

[ScubieNuc]

What about Christ saying it would have been better that Judas was never born in speaking of his betrayal?

I can only guess, because Scripture doesn't go into detail on that verse.

Mark 14:21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

My opinion is just simply what the verse implies, the agony Judas experiences probably made him wish he was never born. I suspect that his self hanging was a long agonizing affair also.

I think Judas may have been trying to "force" Jesus' hand by betraying him. I think Judas probably thought Jesus would use some miracle and overthrow the Roman government and set Himself up as King.

Judas came from a rebel sect, so that makes sense to me. There are no verses to indicate that Judas wanted Jesus dead. Judas was one of the diciples who preached and cast out demons. I think Judas just expected a different outcome. Remember, none of the diciples understood Jesus' fortelling of his rising from the dead, or else they wouldn't have been so glum.

Why? How do you see this verse tying into the discussion of Hell?