Section 4 Understanding Salvation - 12 The Purpose, Life And Death Of Jesus Christ
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Question: I still don’t understand why you say You only “had an inkling” and that anyone could have done it. You know everything about us. You must have known it was definitely going to be Judas Iscariot who would betray You from the very start. Also, the betrayal was prophesied way before you came, and in detail too. So, how can You say that You only had an inkling?

God’s answer:

It was a distinct possibility for anyone under certain circumstances. He made it come true for him and sealed it with a kiss.

Meaning: The traitor was not identified by name in the prophecy. It could have been anyone. Let’s take this message apart:

It was a distinct possibility for anyone under certain circumstances: What God knows about each and every one of us is every possible circumstance that can take place in our life, and every possible outcome including the chances of what choice we will make. Our fate is not sealed to go

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one way or the other because we do make choices. And, there are those times when the probability of choosing one way or the other may be 50/50. In the case of someone betraying Him the way it has been foretold, God knew that someone was bound to do this. God knows there was a 100% probability of this taking place.

God used the phrase “certain circumstances” and not “same circumstances” for the same outcome can occur but will do so not necessarily under the same circumstances. We know Judas betrayed Jesus. When I asked God, what is the reason why Judas betrayed Him, the only answer he gave me was: “greed”. Someone else could have done it but not necessarily for the same reason that Judas did so

I asked God about the words “distinct possibility” and “anyone”. When I got these words, God indicated that even if He had he been born today, anyone would betray him under certain circumstances. So, I said: “Surely that cannot be the case. There must be people who would never betray a friend.” God replied by referring to St. Peter’s reply when He told St. Peter that He would deny Him three times:

Then Jesus said to them, 'You will all fall away from me tonight, for the scripture says: I shall strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered, but after my resurrection I shall go ahead of you to Galilee.'

At this, Peter said to him, 'Even if all fall away from you, I will never fall away.' Jesus answered him, 'In truth I tell you, this very night, before the cock crows, you will have disowned me three times.'

Peter said to him, 'Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.' And all the disciples said the same. Matthew 26:31-35

He made it come true for him and sealed it with a kiss.
In the bible, it would seem that God chose Judas to be his disciple and allowed Judas to fulfill the prophecy. God disputes this notion. Judas ended up being the traitor because Judas himself allowed the circumstances that would result in such an outcome to unfold.

Let’s say, he started out with a 25% chance of being the actual traitor. As he

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