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John 6:70, Is Judas Iscariot a DEVIL?
Do Christians Have Their OWN Devil in Them?
***What Does John 6:70 TRULY mean?
Here is John 6:70 from the KJV. “Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?”
Is Jesus calling Judas Iscariot a devil? Is Judas Iscariot Satan, the Devil?
Or was Judas WRESTLING with the temptations of the Devil and ended up FOLLOWING the Devil’s enticement?
What does the Bible ITSELF teach us as being the TRUE sound Biblical meaning of John 6:70?
For you see, some Christians, namely the Chritadelphian Christians, claim that Satan, the Devil is not a real being.
Thus, they argue that when we are tempted, we are drawn away by our OWN lust.
So then, according to THEIR interpretation of the Bible, Jesus was drawn away or tempted by his OWN LUST as well, seeing that there is no REAL Devil, according to THEM.
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Christadelphians Teach that We ALL are the Devil!
Christadelphian Christians teach that Satan, the Devil, is NOT a REAL LITERAL BEING.
But rather, to them, Satan is simply another “term” for SIN and EVIL.
They argue that the Hebrew word “satan” is NOT a NAME, but rather, it is a “word” that means adversary and enemy.
However, here is how the concordance in E-Sword defines the Hebrew word “satan”.
H7854
שָׂטָן
śâṭân
saw-tawn'
From H7853; an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch enemy of good: - adversary, Satan, withstand.
And here is how the Greek word for “devil” is defined.
G1228
διάβολος
diabolos
dee-ab'-ol-os
From G1225; a traducer; specifically Satan (compare [H7854]): - false accuser, devil, slanderer.
So then, if the definite article “THE” is before the Greek word “diabolos”, then it means THE Devil, as in, THE real being Satan, the Devil, the great Dragon called the old serpent in Revelation 12:7-9.
So, what about Judas Iscariot being called a devil? First of all, there is no definite article in John 6:70 where it SEEMS as if Jesus is calling Judas Iscariot “a” devil.
Secondly, we are reading a TRANSLATION of the original Greek text.
And the Greek word “esti” that is translated as the verb “is” a devil, ALSO means WRESTLE with a devil, HAS a devil, and FOLLOWS a devil.
Here is how the concordance in E-Sword defines the Greek word “esti”.
G2076
ἐστί
esti
es-tee'
Third person singular present indicative of G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are: - are, be (-long), call, X can [-not], come, consisteth, X dure for awhile, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
And when we compare Scripture with Scripture, we can see that Judas Isacriot was tempted by Satan, the Devil, to be enticed to FOLLOW the seducing of the Devil.
And thus, according to 1 John 3:8-10, Judas was a CHILD of the Devil and WRESTLED with the Devil.
Later on in Luke 22:3, Satan ENTER Judas. And then, Judas HAD a Devil, and thus, he BELONGED to the Devil.
Paul teaches us in Romans that whosoever we FOLLOW, his servants you ARE.
So then, to me, the more correct translation would be Judas WRESTLED with the temptation from the Devil.
And because Judas chose to FOLLOW and obey the Devil, Satan then eventually ENTERED into Judas, according to Luke 22:3.
And then, the possessed Judas BELONGED to Satan, the Devil.
For you see, Judas was enticed by Satan with his OWN lust.
And the lust of Judas was the love of money. And thus, the Devil enticed the WEAK spot of Judas who was drawn away by his OWN particular weakness to lust after money.
We ALL have our OWN weakness that we can be enticed by the Devil to be drawn away to sin.
Please read the Verse Study on James 1:14 for the TRUE sound Biblical meaning.
Also, concerning Christadelphians CLAIMING that Satan is NOT a NAME, one could argue that Peter was NOT Simon’s NAME either, because the WORD “Petros” means ROCK.
And Matthew 4:18 says that Simon was CALLED Peter, which means rock.
Now, nearly every name in the Bible has a MEANING as well ALSO BEING a NAME.
The name Jesus means the salvation of Yahweh, but that does not disqualify the word “Jesus” to NOT be a NAME just because it MEANS the salvation of Yahweh.
So NO! John 6:70 does NOT prove that Satan, the Devil, is NOT a REAL literal BEING as the Christadelphian Christians WRONGLY teach!
Another point that I would like to make is that while I was reading another Christadelphian article teaching what they believe, I noticed that they CONTRADICT themselves.
In other words, in their article called “Do You Believe in a Devil?”, they teach that Satan, the Devil, is NOT a REAL BEING.
And thus, they concluded that we are tempted by our OWN thoughts speaking to our OWN minds.
But yet in their article on the Holy Spirit they say the following to CONTRADICT themselves. The emphasis is mine.
“At the beginning of human history Eve’s mind had been polluted by the words of the serpent.”
So then, one of their teachings about the Devil not being a real person who SPEAKS to our minds, they CONTRADICT themselves in their teaching on the Holy Spirit to say that the serpent SPOKE words to Eve’s mind.
And then, notice that Yahweh PUNISHES the Serpent, which was a REAL creature.
Genesis 3:14,15.
“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because YOU have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life:
Genesis 3:15. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
Now, if a good angel can make a donkey TALK, then the FALLEN angel, Lucifer, could make a serpent talk.
Or it might have been that Satan manifested himself to appear as a serpent. Either way, Satan is a REAL BEING.
The main point is that Yahweh did NOT say to Eve, quit lying to me Eve, you know that those thoughts that you heard speaking to your mind were your OWN lusts.
And all you are trying to do is to BLAME an imaginary creature that does not exist.
NO! Yahweh placed the BLAME on His ENEMY who spoke those words to EVE to entice her to disobey God.
Again, once Christians understand the REASON that Yahweh CREATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, was to have DOMINION over the work of Yahweh’s hands.
And that you understand that the REASON that Yahweh did that is to STILL His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels.
Then you can understand that God made His human Son to become a Lord, a King, and a God, to JUDGE Satan and the fallen angels.
For a deeper understanding of this WAR that Lucifer and one third of the angels waged against the throne of Almighty God, please read the studies in the menu lists below in the ending of every study.
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Once Christians, Jews, Muslims, and even atheists understand the REASON that Yahweh CREATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, was to have DOMINION over the work of Yahweh’s hands.
And after you understand that the REASON that Yahweh did that is to STILL His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels.
Then you can understand that God made His human Son to become “a” Lord, “a” King, and “a” God, under and subject to his God and Father in order to JUDGE Satan and the fallen angels.
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