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Is such a person with or without excuse according to scripture? Is it impossible for God to reach someone in North Korea with the gospel?

It's too late after death. Hebrews 9:27 - And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.

So that's what bothers you? Do you believe that God is unfair and cannot reach someone on a remote island so they will have an excuse for failing to believe in Jesus? Romans 1:18 - For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the...

John 3:18 - He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

In regards to Psalm 41:9, David wrote this psalm about Ahithophel who was one of David's official counselors (2 Samuel 15:12). As David's friend, Ahithophel defected from the king and joined in Absalom's conspiracy. It is evident that there is messianic connotation given to this verse because...

None of them is lost expect Judas. He was the exception. We read John 13:18 - I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.' So Judas was not of the elect.

Other translations say - he felt remorse/was seized with remorse/was remorseful. (NASB; NIV; NKJV) So this was not godly sorrow that produced repentance leading to salvation, but worldly sorrow that produced death.

Amen! 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. John 18:9 - that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, "Of those whom You gave...

What makes you say that? o_O

After seeing the results of his betrayal of Jesus, Judas became exceedingly sorrowful to the point of regretful despair and instead of repenting, his solution instead was to commit suicide.

Judas was an unbelieving, unclean devil who betrayed Jesus. (John 6:64-71: 13:10-11) Judas was also referred to as the son of perdition. (John 17:12) Doesn’t sound like saved to me.

Are you implying there may be different levels of heaven?

Say what??? o_Oo_Oo_O

Amen! Well stated.

The "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" is mentioned in Mark 3:22-30 and Matthew 12:22-32. This case of blasphemy is a specific one, called "the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" in Matthew 12:31. In Matthew 12:31-32, the Pharisees (who were not Christians) having witnessed irrefutable proof...

2 Corinthians 3:6 - who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 7 But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look...

Not so. (Romans 13:9-10; 1 John 3:15)