I was doing it; I was actually doing it. There was a group of people with me, mostly guards others were priest officials, as I walked up the mount. I’d told the guards that the man I kissed was the man they were to arrest. Deep inside something questioned all that I was doing, but I ignored it, I had to. What if he fought though? I’d seen him in the temple, the day they’d turned it into a market, he could get angry. But he was a pacifist, I knew that too. I was betraying him though, helping him be led the slaughter, he could very well fight, I mean he was about to die, who wouldn’t fight. 1
I spotted him; he was with the others, like he always was. Any doubt I had about this, I pushed it away. I walked to him.2
“Rabbi!” I exclaimed as I gave him a kiss. He looked at me.3
“Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” He questioned. I had and like always, there was no hiding it from Him. 4
“Lord, should we strike with our swords?” James questioned from behind Him. I had a feeling of what his answer would be, but at the same time I wasn’t sure. He was about to be taken to his death, I knew he knew that, he was Jesus, he’d explained at supper that he would be betrayed and that he would die. 5
He didn’t respond, of course he wasn’t given much time. I jumped back as I watched Peter instantly unsheathe his sword from his side and cut off one of the chief priest’s servant’s ear. The man screamed in pain, who could blame him.6
Inside I knew Peter was only doing what he thought best, but had he gone mad? He cut off the guy’s ear. The servant had only been standing there. 7
I watched, curious of Jesus’ reaction, he wasn’t happy; I saw it on his face, under the light of the moon. 8
“No more of this!” he said, his tone close to angry. He stepped forward; taking his hand he gently touched the side of the man’s head. Then drawing away, he showed the man’s replenished ear. 9
Looking at those who I’d brought to take him away he spoke. 10
“Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns."11
I had brought that darkness, I had been filled with greed, enough that I was willing to betray my best friend, the friend who had shown and taught me so much. There was no way I could take it back now, what would I say, what would they say?12
I walked with them as we walked back; my heart was no longer in this betrayal. I watched as Jesus walked along, never once struggling to be free. He was so strong in spirit and I guess in muscle too. Why didn’t he tell the others to help him, to get him free? I knew why, deep down I knew. How many times had he told us this time would come, how many times did he try to explain? During supper he told us he was going to die. He knew and he knew he wouldn’t be trying to escape. Even though He explained it, I still didn’t grasp it. The man could bring a man back to life, he cast demons out of a man and into pigs, he healed the sick, he raised the dead, but yet he was willing to die. Why, because of these people, people like Peter who just cut off a guy’s ear, or for me, who was willing to betray his best friend? Why? Why was he doing this, why was I doing this?13
Author notes
Ok, bit about Jesus being angry, not really sure for sure if he was exactly, but I'm sure he wasn't exactly happy about what had happened. So if you prefer I'll take it out, if not I'll leave it.
Also, about James being the one to speak, um, with this I also looked in all four gospels and couldn't find who it was, so after looking the twelve up online, I found that James was also called James the Just. Again, with this, if you want it taken out, I will.
Alright, sure you guessed, but this is the betrayal of Christ from Judas's point of view. I read Luke for this and took everything from that.
Hope this is alright. God Bless!
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Wow very good! I liked this alot!
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This is amazing! For me, this has always been one of the more powerful passages in the Bible, and you did it complete justice.
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This is good. Did you know that there were actually writings found that Judas Iscariot wrote.? They were found not too long ago, I think last year. I get news from www.bib-arch.org (Bible Archaeology Society) on a regular basis.
I wonder if it was fully greed that made him betray Jesus. The Jews, including the disciples, thought that Jesus was the Messiah sent to free them from bondage under the Roman Empire, but of course we know now that that wasn't God's plan. Judas, apart from greed which was obvious, could have been trying force the hand in trying to prove whether or not Jesus was the Messiah that would free them. Just my imagination working against the traditional mode of making him out to be cold, hurtful, and greedy. Possibly we will never know what he was thinking or what his motive was, unless he wrote it in the scrolls that were found. You can possibly imagine that Judas's emotions were at a an all time low when he realized his actions were wrong.
I noticed there weren't commas in places where they needed to be and there were some commas where there needed to be either a semi-colon or a period. I know it may sound strange, but I've done this. It might help to correct the punctuation if you read what you have written out loud, as if you are reading it to someone. Take note on where you pause in your speaking and where a new idea or new sentence starts.
About the demons being cast out of pigs, Legion (the demons) were cast out of an old man who lived naked among the tombs. They were cast into the pigs. See Luke 8:26-39.
He also raised a little girl from the dead, but Judas would have only heard about it. He stood outside the house. See Luke 8:49-56.
James could have very well asked Jesus whether they should draw their swords. You can keep that in there.
God speed in the contest. I don't believe in luck.
God bless you.
Beth
beginning: 4, language: 3, plot: 4, ending: 4, dialog: 4, characters: 4.
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