Luke 22:1-71 (New King James Version
of the Bible)
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve.
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve.
Satan was there at the beginning of the Last Supper
In entering Judas, Satan entered someone who was one of the
twelve, the closest group of people to Jesus.
One could surmise that Judas may not have truly submitted to the
Lordship of Jesus, but Jesus once rebuked Peter with the words "get behind
me, Satan!" Peter was a true
disciple. Can someone who is a true
follower of Jesus be influenced by demons without being
"oppressed"? How easy is it
for Satan or one of his demons to put a thought into my head?
Furthermore, Satan did not simply make suggestions and
thereby tempt Judas, he entered him. That seems far more powerful and
intimate. It implies control, perhaps,
or at least great influence. Since Satan
is an archangel, can angels enter people and act through them? Maybe they can, but choose not to do so and
leave that up to the Holy Spirit, who resides in people who follow Jesus. Still, it is startling to consider how close Satan was to an event so sacred and that he was allowed to enter someone who was among His closest disciples. He probably looked just as righteous as the rest, at least on the surface. I wonder, who are the people most influenced by evil in my community, and how respectable do they appear on the surface?
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