Judas Went to His Own Place – A Biblical Verdict of Eternal Judgment

[bdavidc]

… to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” ~ Acts 1:25

Acts 1:25 says that Judas, “by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.” This verse is not talking about ministry transition or an earthly resting place. It speaks of judgment. The phrase “his own place” (ton topon ton idion in Greek) means a personal, fitting destination, something appointed specifically for him. And Scripture makes it unmistakably clear that Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Christ, went to hell.

Jesus called Judas “a devil” in John 6:70. He wasn’t caught off guard or misunderstood, he was evil from the beginning. In John 17:12, Jesus prayed to the Father, saying, “Those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.” Judas is called the “son of perdition,” a title used elsewhere only for the man of sin in 2 Thessalonians 2:3. Perdition (apōleia in Greek) means destruction, ruin, or eternal damnation. This is not temporary loss, it’s the fate of the damned.

In Matthew 26:24, Jesus gives the most chilling confirmation of Judas’s end: “Woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It had been good for that man if he had not been born.” If there were any chance that Judas ended up in heaven or in some form of temporary punishment, that statement would make no sense. The only scenario where nonexistence would be preferable to one’s fate is eternal torment.

Judas’s actions were not a mistake or a momentary lapse. He betrayed the Lord of glory for money. He was not forced, manipulated, or ignorant. He willfully handed Jesus over, then hanged himself in remorse, not repentance. There’s a difference. Judas admitted guilt (Matthew 27:4), but he never turned to Christ for mercy. His sorrow was worldly sorrow, which leads to death, not life (2 Corinthians 7:10).

Revelation 21:8 says that “all liars,” along with the “unbelieving” and “murderers,” will have their part in the lake of fire. Judas fits all three. He lied, betrayed, and his sin played a direct role in the crucifixion of Christ. His part, his portion, was not with the apostles, not in the kingdom, but with the damned.

The word “place” in Acts 1:25 is topos, and it’s used in Luke 16:28 where the rich man in torment pleads for his brothers not to come to “this place of torment.” That is what “his own place” meant for Judas, not simply death, but a destination of divine wrath.

Judas’s end is not merely a historical fact. It is a warning to all who are near the things of God but never truly repent. You can walk with Jesus, hear His teaching, and even be trusted with ministry duties, yet still be lost. Judas kissed the Son of God and still went to hell. The Bible warns that many will say “Lord, Lord” and still be cast away (Matthew 7:21–23).

Let Judas’s fate be a sobering reminder that there is no salvation without repentance and true faith in Jesus Christ. If you have not turned to Him in faith, then “your own place” is already waiting, and it will not be heaven. “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3).

 

[Origen]

He willfully handed Jesus over, then hanged himself in remorse, not repentance. There’s a difference.

Judas admitted guilt (Matthew 27:4), but he never turned to Christ for mercy.

Correct.

On August 1st, 1943, Jesus said, "When Judas no longer believed in Me, in the satisfaction of money, or in the protection of human law, he killed himself. Remorse over his crime? No. If it had been that, he would have killed himself immediately after grasping that I knew. But not then, not after the vile kiss and the loving greeting, not then, not when he saw Me spat upon, bound, dragged away amidst a thousand insults. Only after having understood that the law did not protect him—the poor human law, which often creates or provokes crime, but afterwards washes its hands of its executors or accomplices and, if need be, turns against them and, after having used them, strikes them dumb forever by eliminating them—and only after having understood that power and money were not forthcoming or were too base to produce happiness, only then did he kill himself. He was in the darkness of nothingness. He cast himself into the darkness of hell." (N:43)

On March 31st, 1944, Jesus said, "Remorse could have also saved him, if he had turned remorse into repentance. But he would not repent and, to the first crime of betrayal, still compatible because of the great mercy that is My loving weakness, he added blasphemy, resistance to the voices of Grace, that still wanted to speak to him through recollections, through terrors, through My Blood and My mantle, through My glances, through the traces of the institution of the Eucharist, through the words of My Mother. He resisted everything. He wanted to resist. As he had wanted to betray. As he wanted to curse. As he wanted to commit suicide.

It is one's will that matters in things. Both in good and in evil. When one falls without the will to follow, I forgive." (PV5)

… to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” ~ Acts 1:25

The word “place” in Acts 1:25 is topos, and it’s used in Luke 16:28 where the rich man in torment pleads for his brothers not to come to “this place of torment.” That is what “his own place” meant for Judas, not simply death, but a destination of divine wrath.

Correct.

On March 31st, 1944, Jesus said, "Too many people think that Judas did something of little importance. Some even go to the extent of saying that he is well deserving, because Redemption would not have taken place without him, and that he is therefore justified in the eyes of God.

I solemnly tell you that, if Hell did not already exist and was not perfect in its torments, it would have been created even more dreadful and eternal for Judas, because of all sinners and damned souls, he is the most damned and the biggest sinner, and throughout eternity there will be no mitigation of his sentence." (PV5)

 

[Sister-n-Christ]

I suggest the passage in Acts 1 is vague as to where Judas belonged.

The Bible says when we die the body returns to the dust from which it sprang. The soul returns to the God who gave it.

And Judas being a Jew would have been taught and aware of Sheol.

 

[Origen]

I suggest the passage in Acts 1 is vague as to where Judas belonged.

The Bible says when we die the body returns to the dust from which it sprang. The soul returns to the God who gave it.

And Judas being a Jew would have been taught and aware of Sheol.

"Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: as the spirit [soul] shall return to God Who gave it." (Ecc. 12:7)

A spirit, such as the soul, is incorporeal (Lk. 24:39), which means it isn't subject to the limits of physical death, and thus is immortal [Note: while all spirits are immortal, the only Spirit Who is eternal, as in "without beginning or end", is God]. Eve's and Adam's first act of disobedience (sin) is what brought death into the world, not just physical death of the body, but a spiritual death of the soul, which is separation from God (Rom. 5:12), and thus Satan did lie when he told them that they would not die.

With God's sacrifice, Grace was restored to humankind, Heaven re-opened, and all just souls past, present and future live with Him eternally there, and the unjust souls undergo a spiritual death, which means living in eternal separation from God in Hell, of their own free will. Therefore, upon the death of our physical body, our immortal soul will receive judgement. When Jesus returns, our physical body will be resurrected and reunited with our soul, and then we will return to our eternal dwelling place, be it Heaven or Hell. (Ezek. 18:4;5;17, Matt. 25: 31:46, 1 Cor. 15:35-58)

For reasons given in prior posts, Judas's soul is in Hell, of his own free will, where he awaits the resurrection and reuniting of his soul and body, but will return there.

 

[Sister-n-Christ]

"Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: as the spirit [soul] shall return to God Who gave it." (Ecc. 12:7)

A spirit, e.g., the soul, etc., is incorporeal, and thus is not subject to the limits of physical death, which is the definition of the word "immortal" [Note: While all spirits are immortal, the only Spirit Who is eternal, as in "without beginning or end", is God.] Eve's and Adam's first act of disobedience (sin) is what brought death into the world, not just physical death of the body, but a spiritual death of the soul which is separation from God (Rom. 5:12), and thus Satan did lie when he told them that they would not die.

With God's sacrifice, Grace was restored between Him and humankind, Heaven re-opened, and all just souls past, present and future live with Him eternally there, and the unjust souls undergo a spiritual death, which means living in eternal separation from God in Hell, of their own free will. Therefore, upon the death of our physical body, our immortal soul will receive judgement. Upon Jesus's Second Coming, our physical body will be resurrected and reunited with our soul, where we will then return to our eternal dwelling, be it Heaven or Hell. (Ezek. 18:4;5;17, Matt. 25: 31:46, I Cor. 15:35-58)

For reasons given, Judas's soul is in Hell, of his own free will, where he awaits the resurrection and reuniting of his soul and body, but will return there.

"One of you is a devil."
Given that Judas was possessed by Satan and then betrayed Judas, it would make the link that is what Jesus was identifying.

Yes, it would have been better for Judas had he never been born.
Imagine. You walk with The Master,God The Word , made flesh. You eat with him,sleep,and learn the good news from Jesus himself. You take communion.

And then Jesus is arrested and tortured. And you,possessed by Satan, find out it was you who helped the authorities to accomplish that.

You return 30 pieces of silver,consider the Jewish symbolism in those two parts, and repent. And then knowing in Judaism anyone hanged from a tree is cursed,hang yourself.

All that as part of Gods plan. Planned before the creation of the world.

Better to not have been born.

Imagine had he not been.

Where would we be now?

 

[Origen]

"One of you is a devil."
Given that Judas was possessed by Satan and then betrayed Judas, it would make the link that is what Jesus was identifying.

Yes, it would have been better for Judas had he never been born.
Imagine. You walk with The Master,God The Word , made flesh. You eat with him,sleep,and learn the good news from Jesus himself. You take communion.

And then Jesus is arrested and tortured. And you,possessed by Satan, find out it was you who helped the authorities to accomplish that.

You return 30 pieces of silver,consider the Jewish symbolism in those two parts, and repent. And then knowing in Judaism anyone hanged from a tree is cursed,hang yourself.

All that as part of Gods plan. Planned before the creation of the world.

God knew in advance what would take place, but He didn't force Judas to make the decisions that he did.

 

[Sister-n-Christ]

God knew in advance what would take place, but He didn't force Judas to make the decisions that he did.

Was it God's plan Jesus would die on the cross?

 

[Origen]

Was it God's plan Jesus would die on the cross?

Did the Father and the Holy Spirit force the Word to become human and die? No, but They knew in advance what they were going to do to redeem humankind.

 

[Behold]

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… to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” ~ Acts 1:25

Acts 1:25 says that Judas, “by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.”

Every single person...........is this one......>"ALL have sinned ( by Transgression fell)... there is none righteous, no not one.""

So, the "place" for Judas.......... is reserved in eternity for all Sinners, who are never forgiven, and never born again...

Let me show you who is going to that "Judas Place"......right now, and they are not dead yet.

John 3:36.
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Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.


English Standard Version
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

Berean Standard Bible
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

Berean Literal Bible
The one believing in the Son has eternal life, but the one not obeying the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

King James Bible
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

New King James Version
He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

New American Standard Bible
The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

NASB 1995
“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

NASB 1977
“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Legacy Standard Bible
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Amplified Bible
He who believes and trusts in the Son and accepts Him [as Savior] has eternal life [that is, already possesses it]; but he who does not believe the Son and chooses to reject Him, [disobeying Him and denying Him as Savior] will not see [eternal] life, but [instead] the wrath of God hangs over him continually.”

 

[Sister-n-Christ]

Did the Father and the Holy Spirit force the Word to become human and die? No, but They knew in advance what they were going to do to redeem humankind.

God did predestine himself to die for the sins of the world.
Holy Spirit levied the curse. Holy Spirit lifted the curse having mercy on whom he wills and sealed the new covenant.with the blood of the Lamb.

How is his will on earth as it is in heaven otherwise accomplished without Judas?
It isn't. As he tells us.

Even Satan serves Gods will.

All things are of and from God.

 

[Scott Downey]

Judas Iscariot, Christ called a devil, and we know devils are not saved, nor are those who are of the devil saved.

We must be of God to hear God, believe in Christ, and be saved.
47 He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”

Judas did have a part in their ministry, but Jesus said of those who betray Him, better if such a man were never born, meaning they will have a bad end.

John 8

Abraham’s Seed and Satan’s​

37 “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. 38 I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have [n]seen with your father.”

39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.”

Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 You do the deeds of your father.”

Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.”

42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”
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If you are not of God, then you are of the wicked one, devil, Satan.

 

[Origen]

God did predestine himself to die for the sins of the world.
Holy Spirit levied the curse. Holy Spirit lifted the curse having mercy on whom he wills and sealed the new covenant.with the blood of the Lamb.

How is his will on earth as it is in heaven otherwise accomplished without Judas?
It isn't. As he tells us.

Even Satan serves Gods will.

All things are of and from God.

A common theme throughout Scripture is good vs evil, and choosing either good or evil, which indicates that humans have a free will, and thus can embrace either good or evil and follow what we want to. Judas wanted to follow evil.

 

[Sister-n-Christ]

A common theme throughout Scripture is good vs evil, and choosing either good or evil, which indicates that humans have a free will, and thus can embrace either good or evil and follow what we want to. Judas wanted to follow evil.

Did he choose? When possessed by Satan?

All is of and from God. Isaiah 45.

 

[NotTheRock]

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… to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” ~ Acts 1:25

Acts 1:25 says that Judas, “by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.” This verse is not talking about ministry transition or an earthly resting place. It speaks of judgment. The phrase “his own place” (ton topon ton idion in Greek) means a personal, fitting destination, something appointed specifically for him. And Scripture makes it unmistakably clear that Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Christ, went to hell.

Jesus called Judas “a devil” in John 6:70. He wasn’t caught off guard or misunderstood, he was evil from the beginning. In John 17:12, Jesus prayed to the Father, saying, “Those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.” Judas is called the “son of perdition,” a title used elsewhere only for the man of sin in 2 Thessalonians 2:3. Perdition (apōleia in Greek) means destruction, ruin, or eternal damnation. This is not temporary loss, it’s the fate of the damned.

In Matthew 26:24, Jesus gives the most chilling confirmation of Judas’s end: “Woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It had been good for that man if he had not been born.” If there were any chance that Judas ended up in heaven or in some form of temporary punishment, that statement would make no sense. The only scenario where nonexistence would be preferable to one’s fate is eternal torment.

Judas’s actions were not a mistake or a momentary lapse. He betrayed the Lord of glory for money. He was not forced, manipulated, or ignorant. He willfully handed Jesus over, then hanged himself in remorse, not repentance. There’s a difference. Judas admitted guilt (Matthew 27:4), but he never turned to Christ for mercy. His sorrow was worldly sorrow, which leads to death, not life (2 Corinthians 7:10).

Revelation 21:8 says that “all liars,” along with the “unbelieving” and “murderers,” will have their part in the lake of fire. Judas fits all three. He lied, betrayed, and his sin played a direct role in the crucifixion of Christ. His part, his portion, was not with the apostles, not in the kingdom, but with the damned.

The word “place” in Acts 1:25 is topos, and it’s used in Luke 16:28 where the rich man in torment pleads for his brothers not to come to “this place of torment.” That is what “his own place” meant for Judas, not simply death, but a destination of divine wrath.

Judas’s end is not merely a historical fact. It is a warning to all who are near the things of God but never truly repent. You can walk with Jesus, hear His teaching, and even be trusted with ministry duties, yet still be lost. Judas kissed the Son of God and still went to hell. The Bible warns that many will say “Lord, Lord” and still be cast away (Matthew 7:21–23).

Let Judas’s fate be a sobering reminder that there is no salvation without repentance and true faith in Jesus Christ. If you have not turned to Him in faith, then “your own place” is already waiting, and it will not be heaven. “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3).

Do you believe in forever punishment?

 

[NotTheRock]

Did Judas express repentance when he returned the silver? Was Judas contrite for betraying Jesus? My guess is that, after Jesus's death, he saved Judas, but perhaps I am forgetting scripture that says otherwise.

 

[Scott Downey]

Did Judas express repentance when he returned the silver? Was Judas contrite for betraying Jesus? My guess is that, after Jesus's death, he saved Judas, but perhaps I am forgetting scripture that says otherwise.

He says none of them was lost except the son of perdition, (perdition mean hell)


John 17:12
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name.
Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

Christ loses none of those the Father gives Him, all of them He saves. They are preserved in Jesus Christ

Jude 1:1
Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

Romans 1:7
To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

[Scott Downey]

Your calling and salvation is the gift of God to you, this is not of yourselves.
Not all are called

Examples

Ephesians 4

I, therefore, the prisoner [a]of the Lord, [b]beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in [c]you all.

Spiritual Gifts​

7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore He says:

“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”



1 Corinthians 1

Christ the Power and Wisdom of God​

18 For the [g]message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the [h]disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a [i]stumbling block and to the [j]Greeks foolishness, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Glory Only in the Lord​

26 For [k]you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many [l]noble, are called.

27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the [m]base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in His presence. 30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— 31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”

 

[Scott Downey]

Do you believe in forever punishment?

It is called an everlasting destruction. When we destroy something, it is unfit for any further use. How much more when God does that.

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

God’s Final Judgment and Glory​

3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, 4 so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and [a]tribulations that you endure, 5 which is manifest[b] evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; 6 since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with [c]tribulation those who trouble you,

7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who [d]believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

[Scott Downey]

Jeremiah 25 and the fate of the wicked of the nations of all peoples over the whole earth


30 “Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and say to them:

‘The Lord will roar from on high,
And utter His voice from His holy habitation;
He will roar mightily against His fold.
He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes,
Against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31 A noise will come to the ends of the earth—
For the Lord has a controversy with the nations;
He will plead His case with all flesh.
He will give those who are wicked to the sword,’ says the Lord.”
32 Thus says the Lord of hosts:

“Behold, disaster shall go forth
From nation to nation,
And a great whirlwind shall be raised up
From the farthest parts of the earth.

33 And at that day the slain of the Lord shall be from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall become refuse on the ground.

 

[Scott Downey]

Jeremiah 25
"He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes,
Against all the inhabitants of the earth."

Revelation 14

Reaping the Grapes of Wrath​

17 Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

18 And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.” 19 So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20 And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred [k]furlongs.