I've thought about the betrayal of Jesus by Judas many times. It began with Satan entering Judas in the upper room. Jesus and his disciples were celebrating the Passover. Jesus stated that betrayal would come from the one to whom he gave the dipped bread. The other Eleven were questioning who that could be. They lacked the vision to even notice when Jesus handed a piece to Judas Iscariot.
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(John 13:20-38 MSG) "What you must do," Jesus said, "do. Do it and get it over with." Judas, with the piece of bread, left. It was night. That's all we hear about that small parcel of unleavened bread. We know that Judas approached the Jewish leaders with a plan. He told them the one whom he kissed was the person to be seized. He was paid 30 pieces of silver for his kiss. After that encounter in the garden, he returned and tried to give the money back. Upon being met with refusal, he threw the money down. He immediately went out into the dark night and hanged himself.
How could he? How could anyone? Many deep questions can simply be answered by, "It was God's will." My question is, "What became of that piece of bread?" Did Judas eat it? Did he dispose of it? Was it forgotten in the hem of his garment as he dangled breathless in the noose? I guess we'll have to wait to have that answered with so many other queries once we enter heaven. It is certainly not rhetorical; but it is trivial. We can only imagine and possibly hypothesize.
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