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JESUS AND JUDAS ISCARIOT

Humans, I think, are susceptible to myths and fiction because they feel a need for certainty,

yet much of reality remains a mystery, and much of science is inconclusive.

Charley Reese

This report discusses the gospel accounts of Judass role in the conspiracy to arrest Jesus. For those not

familiar with the story, the chief priests of the temple wanted to kill Jesus. Judas conspired with them to

single out Jesus as the man to be arrested and brought to trial. This page is divided into five sections.

Prophecies: The prophecies dont predict anything related to Jesus. They were cited on the basis of

similarity, not context. Despite their linguistic irrelevancy, the gospel writers treated them as Gods word

that had to be fulfilled. This tells us that the gospels were not written from witness accounts of earthly

events.

Contradictions: Historically, Mark was the earliest written gospel. The other gospel accounts follow Marks

basic story line, but they have embellishments and contradictions which cant be reconciled.

Innocence: Judas and the chief priests are innocent of wrongdoing. Without them, Jesus would not have

been crucified. The word betrayal is misleading. Somebody had to betray Christ. It was Judas because

he was closest to Jesus.

Apologetics: The argument that Judas was angry at Jesus for some prior offense doesnt stand. Neither

does the argument that this story has no contradictions.

Astronomical Allegory: Revelation does not come from mental telepathy; it comes from watching the

stars. The story personifies the time when the sun passes by Scorpio. This glossary explains the

allegorical meaning of astronomical events.

PROPHECIES

The footnoted prophecies related to Judas are listed below and are discussed in detail where they are used.

They are meant to give the impression that the OT writers had some kind of miraculous prescience, despitethe fact that Jews have never recognized Jesus as the messiah.

An examination of the set related to this story shows that they dont predict anything; they are reflections of

the time in which they were written (The OT and NT are separated by at least 500 years). The criteria for

picking them were based on similarity, not context. It couldnt be done any other way.

There are statements sprinkled about how the scriptures must be fulfilled. Sometimes there are quotes;

sometimes a prophet is named. They are worthless as far as prescience goes. But they were valuable to the

gospel writers who gave them the highest priority.

Also, there is a class ofpost hoc footnotes. According to The Oxford Illustrated of the Bible page 48, the

division of the books into chapters and verses, and footnotes were added since the fourth century. We can tell

which they are when a prophecy is not intimated by the text. For example, Matthew is the only gospel that

tells us Judas was paid thirty pieces of silver. As expected, the fourth century revisionists looked for anything

with the number thirty. Theyre as phony as a thirty dollar bill.

32If the ox gores a s lave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and

the ox shall be stoned. (Ex. 21:32)

9Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me. (Psalm

41:9)

12It is not an enemy who taunts me then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with

me then I could hide from him.13But it is you, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend.14We used to hold sweet converse together; within Gods house we walked in fellowship.Psalm 55:12-14)

25May their camp be a desolation, let no one dwell in their tents. (Psalm 69:25)

8May his days be few; may another seize his goods!9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow! (Psalm 109:8)

7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the

slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. (Isaiah 53:7)

12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my

price thirty pieces of silver.13And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I

took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. (Zech 11:12-13 KJV)

CONTRADICTIONS

Ive listed the gospels in the historical order they were written. Mark was first. Ninety percent of Mark appears

in Matthew. Fifty percent of Mark appears in Luke. John deviates the most. Their differences are summarized

at each stage of the story. Ive listed the footnoted prophecies where they occur, and explained their

irrelevance.

The conspiracy

Summary:

Mark, Matthew and Luke say Judas conspired with the chief priests before Passover. John doesnt suggest

a conspiracy at this time.

Mark and Matthew say Judas went to the chief priests on his own. Luke says Satan entered into Judas

before he went to the chief priests. John says Judas acted alone after the devil put him up to it.

Mark and Luke say the chief priests promised Judas money after he went to them. Matthew says Judas

asked for payment first; then they paid him thirty pieces of silver. John says the devil made Judas do it;

there was no payment or promise of payment.

The prophecies are irrelevant.

Mark: When Judas went to the chief priests to offer to betray Jesus, they promised to give money.

10Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.

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Prophecy: The two footnoted prophecies were written by David about his own troubles of betrayal.


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me then I could hide from him.

13But it is you, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend.

14We used to hold sweet converse together; within Gods house we walked in fellowship. (Psalm 55:12-

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The betrayal

Summary:

Mark and Matthew say Judas came with a crowd from the chief priests, scribes and elders. Luke says hecame with a crowd. John says he came with soldiers, officers of the chief priests and Pharisees.

Mark, Matthew and John say they were armed. Luke says nothing about being armed.

Mark, Matthew and Luke say a kiss was to identify Jesus. John says nothing about a kiss.

Mark and Matthew say Judas kissed Jesus. Luke says Judas got only as far as attempting a kiss. John says

Jesus identified himself; there was no kiss or attempted kiss.

Mark and Matthew say Judas called Jesus Master before he kissed him. Luke and John say there was no

conversation between Judas and Jesus. Only John says Jesus pleaded for the release of his disciples.

Mark

Judas came with a great crowd from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

They were armed with swords and clubs.

Judas was to identify the man to be seized.

Judas went to Jesus and said, Master!

Judas kissed Jesus.

43And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with

swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.44Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him and lead

him away under guard.45And when he came, he went up to him at once, and said, Master! And he kissed him. (Mark 14:43-5)

Matthew

Judas came with a great crowd from the chief priests and elders of the people.

They were armed with swords and clubs.

Judas was to identify the man to be seized.

Judas went to Jesus and said, Hail Master!

He kissed Jesus.

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While he was s till speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords andclubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.48Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him.49And he came up to Jesus at once and said, Hail, Master! And he kissed him. (Matt. 26:47-49)

Luke

Judas came leading a crowd. Their sponsors are unidentified.

It does not suggest they were armed.

The attempted kiss suggests it was to be the method of identification.

Judas said nothing.

He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, but there was no kiss.

47While he was s till speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was

leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him; (Luke 22:47)

John

Judas procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees.Soldiers are presumably armed. They came in the dark as lanterns and torches indicate.

Jesus identified himself.

Judas stood by Jesus and said nothing while Jesus talked to the soldiers.

There was no kiss or attempted kiss. Jesus asked for his apostles to be released.

3So Judas, procuring a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went

there with lanterns and torches and weapons.4Then Jesus, knowing all that was to befall him, came forward and said to them,Whom do you seek?5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them, I am he. Judas, who betrayed him, was

standing with them.6When he said to them,I am he,they drew back and fell to the ground.7Again he asked them, Whom do you seek?And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.8Jesus answered, I told you that I am he; so, if you seek me, let these men go.

9This was to fulfill the word which he had spoken, Of those whom thou gavest me I lost not one. (John18:3-9)

The skirmish

Summary:

Mark and John say Jesus said nothing to Judas. Matthew and Luke do not agree on what he said to Judas.

Mark and Matthew say the crowd seized Jesus. Luke and John say they did not yet.


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Mark, Matthew, Luke and John say someone with Jesus cut off the ear off of a slave with the high priest.

Luke and John say it was the right ear. Only Luke says the crowd asked firs t. John says Peter cut the r ight

ear off of a slave named Malchus.

Mark says Jesus said nothing to the attacker. Matthew, Luke and John say Jesus told the attacker to put his

sword away. Only Luke says Jesus healed the ear by touching it. Only John says Jesus said he was

destined to drink the cup his Father gave him.

Mark

Jesus said nothing to Judas.

The crowd seized Jesus.

Someone with Jesus drew his sword and cut the ear off of a slave of the high priest.

Jesus said nothing to the attacker.

46And they laid hands on him and seized him.47But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

(Mark 14:46-47)

Matthew

Jesus unsuspectingly said Friend, why are you here?

The crowd seized Jesus.

Someone with Jesus drew his sword and cut the ear off of a slave of the high priest.

Jesus told him to put his sword away.

50Jesus said to him, Friend, why are you here? Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized

him.51And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck

the slave of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

52Then Jesus said to him,Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the

sword.53Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of

angels?54But how then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so? (Matt. 26:50-54)

Luke

Jesus, anticipating Judass purpose, said Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss.

The crowd did not seize Jesus. Instead, they asked to strike with a sword.

Someone with Jesus drew his sword and cut the right ear off of a slave of the high priest.

Jesus said, No more of this! then touched his ear and healed him.

48but Jesus said to him,Judas, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?49And when those who were about him saw what would follow, they said, Lord, shall we strike with the

sword?

50And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.51But Jesus said,No more of this!And he touched his ear and healed him. (Luke 22:48-51)

John

Jesus said nothing to Judas

The soldiers did not yet seize Jesus.

Peter drew his sword and cut off the right ear of the high priests slave.

Jesus told Peter to put his sword in its sheath.

10Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priests slave and cut off his right ear. The

slaves name was Malchus.11Jesus said to Peter,Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given

me? (John 18:10-11)

The arrest

Summary:Mark and Matthew say Jesus accused the crowd of turning against him. Luke said Jesus accused the

temple officers for turning against him. John says nothing about a retort.


Mark: Jesus accused the crowd for turning on him. The crowd forsook him and fled. They seized him while a

young man dropped the cloth about his body and ran away naked.

48And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me?49Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But let the scriptures be

fulfilled.50And they all forsook him, and fled.51And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body; and they seized him,52but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked. (Mark 14:48-51)

Matthew: Jesus accused the crowd for turning against him; saying is was prophesized in scripture. The

disciples forsook him and fled.55At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs

to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.56But all this has taken place, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples

forsook him and fled. (Matt. 26:55-56)

Prophecy: Written in past tense, Isaiah is mourning a contemporary.

7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the


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slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. (Isaiah 53:7)

Luke: Jesus asked the chief priests and officers of the temple if they came out as against a robber, w ith

weapons. He accused them for turning against him because it is the hour of the power of darkness.

52Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against

him, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?53When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and

the power of darkness.54Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priests house. Peter followed at a

distance; (Luke 22:52-53)

John: The soldiers seized Jesus and bound him.

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So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him. (John18:12)

The death of Judas

We might ponder why the chief priests, according to Matthew, had no legal constraints about using temple

money to pay for Jesus blood, but wouldnt return it to the treasury for legal reasons.

Summary:

Mark and Luke say nothing about Judass death. John says he didnt die.

Matthew says Judas repented. Acts says he did not repent.

Matthew says Judas hanged himself. Acts says his bowels gushed out from a fall .

Matthew says he returned the money to the temple. Acts says he did not.

Matthew says the chief priests bought the potters field to bury strangers. Acts says Judas bought a field

with his money.


Matthew: Judas repented. He returned the silver to the temple and hanged himself. The chief priests boughtthe potters field to bury strangers in.

3When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces

of silver to the chief priests and the elders,4saying, I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. They said, What is that to us? See to it yourself.5And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself6But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since

they are blood money.7So they took counsel, and bought with them the potters field, to bury strangers in.

(Matt. 27:3-7)

Acts: Judas did not repent. He bought a field with the money. His bowels gushed out from a fall.

15In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred

and twenty), and said,16Brethren, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David,

concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus.17For he was numbered among us, and was allotted his share in this ministry.18(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong he burst open in the

middle and all his bowels gushed out. (Acts 1:15-18)

The two footnoted prophecies were written by David about his own troubles of betrayal.


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me then I could hide from him.13But it is you, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend.14We used to hold sweet converse together; within Gods house we walked in fellowship.(Psalm 55:12-14)

John: Judas was very much alive after Jesus died and reappeared.

20Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at

the supper and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray you? (John 21:20)

Field of blood

Summary:

Mark and Luke say nothing about Judass death. John says he didnt die.

Matthew says the cemetery was called Field of Blood after Judas was buried. Acts says it was called

Field of Blood before Judas was buried. John says Jesus reserved a place for Judas in the next world.


Matthew: The chief priests bought the potters field to bury strangers. Therefore it is now called the Field of

Blood because the cemetery was bought with blood money.

8Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.9Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, And they took the thirty

pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, (Matt. 27:8-

9)

Prophecy: Verse 9 mentions Jeremiah as the source. A computer search turns up five verses that mentionsilver (6:30; 10:4, 9; 32:9; 52:19). None of them remotely resemble Matthews assertion. Bibles footnote

Zechariah 11:12-13 instead. Zechariah is not prophesizing; he is speaking of his own experience.

12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my

price thirty pieces of silver.13And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I

took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. (Zech 11:12-13 KJV)


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Acts: It is called the Field of Blood because of what was written in Psalms.

19And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language

Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)20For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation become desolate, and let there be no one to

live in it; and His office let another take. (Acts 1:19-20)

The footnoted psalm is about a camp and tents.

25May their camp be a desolation, let no one dwell in their tents. (Psalm 69:25)

The second footnoted psalm: Judas had no wife and children and his goods were not seized.

8May his days be few; may another seize his goods!9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow! (Psalm 109:8)

Acts: Judas went to his own place.

24And they prayed and said, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou

hast chosen25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place.

(Acts 1:24-25)

John: Jesus said it is my will that he remain until I come. I.e. Jesus has reserved a place for Judas in the

next world.

20Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at

the supper and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, Lord, what about this man?22Jesus said to him,If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me! 23The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to

him that he was not to die, but, If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? (John

21:20-23)

JUDAS WAS INNOCENT

I have often marveled how Christians give praise to Jesus for sacrificing his life to save them from their sins,

yet Judas comes out as the bad guy for betraying Jesus. If it werent for Judas, Jesus might not have paid the

ultimate sacrifice. Kudos goes to the Jewish high priests for whom Judas volunteered his services. Without

their influence, this so-called sacrifice of the millennium could not have been pulled off. Though the Romans

executed Jesus, Jews took the blame for it and suffered centuries of persecution; even the name Judas

sounds like Judah. It seems to me that Judas sacri ficed his life so Jesus could sacrifice his. I have come to

defend Judas.

1. The devil is in that pejorative word betrayed. Strongs Dictionary translates betrayed as paradidomi in

Greek, meaning surrender, that is, yieldup, intrust, transmit:betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up),

give (over, up), hazard, put in prison, recommend. The word doesnt necessarily translate to an act of

treachery. The translation from Greek is misleading, most probably intentionally. As we shall see, Judass act

of betrayal was not traitorous; it was foreordained.

21and as they were eating, he said,Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray [paradidomi] me. (Matt.

26:21)

2. Judas was a deliverer. That was the way Jesus understood it when he said All things have been delivered

to me by my Father. Judas was acting in accordance with the wishes of Jesus Father, not contrary to them.

Note the use of the same Greek word for delivered.

27All things have been delivered [paradidomi] to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the

Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him

(Matt. 11:27)

3. Jesus knew what to expect before he went to Jerusalem. He had to go.

18Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and

scribes, and they will condemn him to death,19and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the

third day. (Matt. 20:18-19)

4. Jesus even prayed for those for whom thou hast given me. None of them is lost but the son of perdition,

that the scripture might be fulfilled. I.e. Judass role was predestined.9I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom thou hast given me, for they are

thine;10all mine are thine, and thine are mine, and I am glorified in them.11And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to thee. Holy Father,

keep them in thy name, which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.12While I was with them, I kept them in thy name, which thou hast given me; I have guarded them, and

none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. (John 17:12)

5. In the Book of John, when Jesus told his disciples one of them would betray him; Peter wanted to know

who it was. Jesus assigned the role to Judas by handing him a dipped morsel. Thereafter, Satan entered into

him.

26Jesus answered,It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it. So when he had dipped

the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.27Then after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, What you are going to do, do quickly.

(John 13:26-27)Satan? How could that be? If there was treason, it was Jesus himself who invited his victim to supper and

poisoned him with Satans spirit. What you are going to do, do it quickly, said Jesus.

6. Matthew and Mark say nothing about Satan entering into Judas, though Luke says Satan entered Judas

when he bargained with the chief priests.

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worth. So it is impossible to make a reasonable comparison.

The argument that Judas acted out of avarice or treason do not stand to reason. The gospel writers believed

that the act of betrayal was foreordained in scripture. Somebody had to do it and it was Judas who was

chosen to play that role, because he was closest to Jesus.

The no contradictions argument

There are always those who insist that the Bible has no contradictions. This source claims that the two

different ways Judas is said to have died can be reconciled.

The question is: Do we have a contradiction in the Bible, or is it possible to harmonize Matthew and Luke?

It is possible to harmonize:

The limb from which Judas hung was over a precipice, that is, the valley of Hinnom. In fact, to this day

there are many dry trees on the brink of this canyon near the traditional site of Judas suicide. Thus, it

could be that the weight of his body on a dry and dead limb broke the limb causing his body to plummetinto the canyon and burst open.

Or, perhaps the rock shattering earthquake that ripped through Jerusalem at the moment Jesus yielded

up His spirit caused the limb to break and plunged the swollen, three day old corpse into the canyon

splitting it open (cp. Matthew 27:51).

Or, even a strong gust of wind, funneled through the canyon, could have caused the l imb to break.

Whatever, there is no contradiction in Gods Word; a contradiction here is only in the minds of those who

want a discrepancy. The ultimate tragic end of the son of perditionan end immeasurably more dreadful

than his burst open bodyis that he went to Hades, to await the second resurrection and judgment at the

Great White Throne, then an eternity in Hell.

So he argues that a contradiction is only in the minds of those who want a discrepancy. On the contrary,

when one seeks truth, a contradiction is on ones mind when he sees a contradiction. There can be no

contradiction when one refuses to accept a contradiction by exercising his fertile imagination to contrive

excuses.

ASTRONOMICAL ALLEGORY

This section contains a glossary of phrases and their astronomical meaning.

As explained in Gospel Zodiac, the gospel story is an allegorical myth about the passage of the sun through

the twelve houses of the zodiac. At this time, the sun is in Scorpio. Judas represents Scorpio, October 24 to

November 21.

This is the common link to the four gospel stories. This is why there are different renditions of the same

astronomical event. A planisphere is a handy tool for seeing these relationships.

Scripture had to be fulfilled

Gods word is written in the stars.

16Brethren, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David,

concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. (Acts 1:16)

Son of perdition

The tail of the scorpion lies in a dark portion of the Milky Way in the southern hemisphere below the suns

ecliptic. It could be thought of as a crevice leading to the Underworld from which the Scorpion emerges.

12While I was with them, I kept them in thy name, which thou hast given me; I have guarded them, andnone of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. (John 17:12)

Close to the breast of Jesus

At this time the sun is closest to Scorpio.

25So lying thus, close to the breast of Jesus, he said to him, Lord, who is it?; (John 13:25)

Satan entered Judas

Satan personifies darkness. Scorpio is one month away from the winter solstice, the darkest time of the year.

As the sun descends into darkness, Satan enters Judas. The morsel Jesus gave to Judas is a reversal of the

kiss Judas gave to Jesus.

3Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve; (Luke 22:3)

26Jesus answered,It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it. So when he had dipped

the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.27Then after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, What you are going to do, do quickly.

(John 13:26-27)

Judass name

Judas is a pun for Judah, one of the tribes of Israel. Iscariot is a pun for Issachar, another one of the tribes if

Israel. Issachar is the sixth tribal member answering to Cancer. Cancer has four stars sometimes called

Aselli, Latin for donkeys. The sun enters Cancer on the summer solstice when darkness starts to increase.

The zigzag motion of crabs is named for the backsliding path of the sun; its a major divide.

14Issachar is a strong ass, crouching between the sheepfolds;15he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to bear,

and became a slave at forced labor.(Gen. 49:13-15)

Son of man in Jerusalem

Son of man represents Orion in the house of Taurus, six months from Scorpio. Taurus is also the

astrological house of Jerusalem. So when Orion is in Taurus, the sun is in Scorpio.

18Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and

scribes, and they will condemn him to death, (Matt. 20:18)The chief priests, scribes, crowd, Pharisees or whatever

The evil constellation Draco the Serpent lies high in the north. It always lurks as it circles closely around the

North Pole. It straddles Scorpio and Sagittarius with its tail section in Scorpio and its head in Sagittarius. The

tail section represents the chief priests at the time of arrest. Dracos head represents Pontius Pilate.

Thirty pieces of silver

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when he conspired with the chief priests and returned thirty pieces of silver after Jesus was arrested.

14Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests15and said, What will you give me if I deliver him to you? And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.16And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. (Matt. 26:14-16)

3When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces

of silver to the chief priests and the elders, (Matt. 27:3-5)

The bright white color of s ilver represents thirty days of sunlight or thirty degrees on the zodiac. So Judas

receives the thirty pieces of silver when the sun enters Scorpion and returns the thirty pieces when the sun

leaves Scorpio.

We see the number thirty again when Jesus started his ministry. It means merely that he passed from

Capricorn when he was born, to Aquarius when he was baptized.23Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of

Joseph, the son of Heli, (Luke 3:23)

Betrayer

As explained above, the translators applied betrayer and deliverer to the same Greek word. When the sun

passes Scorpio, Judas delivered Jesus to the next constellation, Sagittarius.

Upper room

On the first day of Passover, Jesus told his disciples to go into the city and look for a man carrying a jar of

water and follow him. He will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. The large upper room

(house) describes a place in the heavens.

12And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the passover lamb, his disciples said to

him, Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the passover?13And he sent two of his disc iples, and said to them,Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water

will meet you; follow him,

14and wherever he enters, say to the householder, The Teacher says, Where is my guest room, where Iam to eat the passover with my disciples?15And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us. (Mark 14:15; Luke

22:7-12)

The man with the jar of water describes Aquarius. Aquarius ascends above the eastern horizon as the sun

approaches Scorpio.

It would be better for that man if he not been born

The Son of man is represented by Orion.

24The 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. (Matt. 26:24)

In ancient myth, Orion boasted that he would exterminate all the animals in earth. To punish him, the earth

goddess Gaia sent a scorpion after him. The scorpion bit Orion on the heel and killed him. Orion was brought

back to life with an antidote by Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer. The scorpions bite is symbolized as Orion

disappears below the western horizon and Scorpio rises above the southeast horizon, stinger first.

Conversely, Scorpios death is symbolized when it disappears below the horizon just before Orion rises in theeast. The two are locked into eternal combat.

Judass kiss

Scorpio lies on the southern side of the suns ecliptic. As the sun passes by, Scorpio kisses it.

49And he came up to Jesus at once and said, Hail, Master! And he kissed him. (Matt. 26:49)

Jesus arrest

The sun it passes into Sagittarius after Scorpio kisses it.

Judass death

Whether he hung himself or fe ll, Scorpio descends after the sun passes it. His bowels gushing out can be

explained by the sun passing out of Scorpio. Since Scorpio lies to the south of the suns ecliptic, a viewer in

the north would see Scorpios stars fade as the sun passes away.

5And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself(Matt.

27:5)

18(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong he burst open in the

middle and all his bowels gushed out. (Acts 1:18)

Field of blood

During the months of November, the sun produces stark red sunrises and sunsets. It is the same red that

alludes to Christs blood in December.

19And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language

Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) (Acts 1:19)

Where did Judas go?

He set in the west.

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hast chosen25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place.

(Acts 1:24-25)

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