JU-013
JUDAS ISCARIOT
APOSTLE • A SOBER WARNING
“The disciple who walked with Jesus — and betrayed Him.”
MEET JUDAS ISCARIOT
Judas heard every sermon, saw every miracle, and kept the money box — yet sold the Lord for thirty pieces of silver. His story is in Scripture as a sober warning: nearness to Jesus is not the same as belonging to Him.
THE STORY
Judas agreed with the chief priests to betray Jesus and marked Him with a kiss in Gethsemane. Filled with remorse, he returned the silver — but sought no forgiveness, and ended his own life. Set his story beside Peter's: both failed Jesus that night. One despaired; one wept, returned, and was restored. The difference is what you do with your failure.
SCRIPTURE
PEOPLE
CONTRAST IN FAILURE
LESSONS
- 1.Being near Jesus is not the same as belonging to Him.
- 2.Failure is not the end — refusing His mercy is.
PRAYER & REFLECTION
Lord, search my heart. When I fail You, let me run to You like Peter — never away like Judas. Amen.
ASK ABOUT JUDAS ISCARIOT
Reading about Judas Iscariot and wondering something? Ask — the Study Assistant answers from Scripture, right here.
COLLECTIBLE
More than a collectible — a conversation starter. Every JUNIVERSE figure comes in packaging with a QR code that opens this very story page, so whoever holds Judas Iscariot can scan it, hear the story, and meet Jesus. Collect them, gift them, and leave them behind wherever a story needs telling.