Introduction:
Pastor John Kilpatrick, while speaking at Church of His Presence, a church he founded, shares something that has been on his mind for many years about Judas, Satan, the Antichrist, and the Son of Perdition. “Only he, who leadeth, will live until he is taken out of the way, and then shall that man of sin be revealed. So we’re probably not going to know who it is. But many people have speculated, looking at types and shadows, such as Nimrod in the Bible, who was the father of Babylon and also built the Tower of Babel, the Ziggurat. He was the first city builder in scripture. Pharaoh was a type and shadow of the Antichrist. He persecuted Israel, and God kept him in check by sending plagues; otherwise, Pharaoh would have destroyed Israel off the face of the Earth. Wicked Haman had plans to destroy Mordechai, Esther, and all the Jews, but his plot was discovered, and he was hanged on the gallows he had prepared.
The Peculiar Rarity Jesus Exposed:
There is one more scripture I want to discuss quickly, and for obvious reasons. I just want you to pay attention to it. I won’t keep you over 5 or 6 minutes, hopefully. This is a peculiar rarity that Jesus exposed. He said, while praying in John 17, “Father, I pray that you’ll keep all those that you’ve given me.” He was praying that God would keep those who trusted him. Jesus said in John 17, “While I was with them in the world, I kept them through your name. Those that you gave me, I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition.” That the scripture might be fulfilled, he calls him the son of perdition, which was Judas.
The Son of Perdition:
I want to point out several things. I don’t know what to make of it, but I know there’s something to it. I haven’t fully decided, but this has been on my mind for years. I want to put it in your mind. If you don’t want to hear it, stick your fingers in your ears right now. Jesus called Judas the son of perdition. Look at what Paul says in 2 Thessalonians: “Let no man deceive you by any means. For that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, which is the Antichrist. That man of sin be revealed, which is the son of perdition.”
Paul and John on the Son of Perdition:
Let’s stop right there for a minute. Let’s look at this scripture one more time. This is Paul writing: “Let no man deceive you by any means. That day will not come except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin,” that’s the Antichrist, “be revealed.” He calls him the son of perdition. Let’s back up and look at this scripture in John again. Jesus said, “I have kept them, and none is lost but the son of perdition.” Jesus called Judas the son of perdition. Paul is calling the Antichrist the son of perdition in Thessalonians. I have had that term rumbling around in my head for many years: son of perdition. Why did Jesus say that about Judas, and why did Paul call the Antichrist the son of perdition? That term is only used twice in the Bible. Jesus said it about Judas, and Paul said it about the Antichrist.
Judas and Satan:
Another thing I want to point out is something that never happened in scripture before. The Bible says something about Judas that it never said about another man. In Luke 22:3, it says, “Then Satan entered into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being one of the twelve.” Look this way, please. It didn’t say a demon entered into Judas; it specifically says, “Then Satan entered into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being one of the twelve.” There are many instances in scripture where men were possessed by demons, but this is the Prince of Demons, which is Satan, the king over demons, who entered into Judas, taking up his abode in the disciple of Christ.
Jesus’ Words on Judas:
This is made even more mysterious by another scripture in John. Jesus said, “Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?” Jesus called Judas a devil. He didn’t call him a demon; he called him a devil. The term “Diablos” is exclusively used in the Bible for the Devil, Satan. Jesus didn’t say Judas had a demon; he purposely said Judas is a devil.
The Fate of Judas:
Adding to the mystery, in the book of Acts, it talks about Judas killing himself. The disciples met in Acts 1 to find a replacement for Judas. Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples and said, “The number of names together were about 120. Men and brethren, the scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spoke concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus. He was numbered with us and had obtained a part of this ministry. Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and his bowels gushed out. It was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem, so the field is called in their proper tongue ‘Aceldama,’ that is to say, the field of blood. It is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein, and his bishopric let another take.’ Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the same day that he was taken up from us, one must be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.” They appointed two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. They prayed and said, “Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen, that he may take part of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.”
Judas as an Imitator:
There are several things about Judas I want to mention. Judas imitated Jesus. Jesus had two comings: his first coming to a virgin and his second coming back to Earth. Satan, being an imitator, may try to simulate Christ in every detail. Judas got in with the religious crowd, the Sadducees and high priests, and turned Jesus over to them for crucifixion. In the Tribulation period, the Antichrist and the false prophet team up. The Antichrist, a child of the devil, teams up with the religious crowd, the false prophet. This intrigues me. I don’t know what it means, but I want you to think about it. Am I saying Judas is the Antichrist? The only thing I can tell you is that Judas is referred to as the son of perdition twice in the Bible, once by Jesus and once by Paul, referring to the Antichrist.
Conclusion:
God knows everything. He regulates everything, and it will happen exactly as He determines. The Bible’s Book of Revelation speaks about the last days. Things will get very bad after the Lord comes and takes us out of here. Please don’t mock Christians when they say the Lord will come and take us away. The Bible says that in the last days, there will be mockers. The belief that the Lord is coming is a precious thing. We are not appointed to wrath; the Lord will come and take us out. In the near future, if we are as close as I think we are, there will be major changes. Society is degenerating, and the signs are clear. I don’t know when the Lord is coming, but I see the signs. Are you ready?” Make sure you are ready today! Find out how you can make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life!
This was shared on July 7, 2024, at the Sunday Service of Church of His presence.