Question:Will Judas be judged by God for his sin of betraying Jesus, even though it was God’s plan that the Lord Jesus should die for the redemption of humanity?
Yes, Judas will indeed be judged, because the Lord Jesus Himself declared it plainly.
Mark 14:21“For the Son of Man goes as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”
When Jesus says, “It would have been better for that man if he had not been born,” He is showing how grave and serious the sin of betrayal is.This means that the betrayer bears full responsibility, whether or not the Scriptures foretold the event.
A fundamental question arises:Why should Judas be guilty if Scripture had already foretold that Jesus would be betrayed and that prophecy had to be fulfilled?
To understand this properly, let us examine another prophecy spoken by Jesus—one that has not yet been fulfilled, but will be fulfilled in the last days.
Matthew 7:21–23*“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart
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