The Futile & Fatal Confession of Judas

I. ABOMINATION OF CHIEF PRIESTS & ELDERS

1. The Insidious Third Jewish Trial, v1
   a. official trial - Sanhedrin
2. The Insurrection Against the King, v2 (v11)
3. The Insertion of Judas Repentance, vv3-5
   a. Jewish literary recapitulation
   b. spiritual necessity
4. The Inspired Word of God, vv6-10
   a. Zechariah 11:12-13
   b. Jeremiah 19:1-4; 32:6-12
   c. Holy Spirit (spoken, not written)

II. CONFESSION OF JUDAS ISCARIOT & BETRAYERS LIKE HIM

1. Considering Judas' Life
   a. coin keeper, Jn 12:6; 13:29
   b. commissioned, Mt 10:1-42
   c. credentials (Judah, preacher or reader - יהדה / קריה or קרא)
2. Contrasting Repentance
   a. Peter's repentance, 26:75
   b. Judas' repentance, v5
   c. 2 Cor. 7:10
3. Confession to Christ's Conspirators
   a. is not a confession unto salvation
   b. is not a proclamation unto evangelism

III. APPLICATION FOR BELIEVERS & UNBELIEVERS

1. Consider Your Own Life, Mt 7:21-23; 1 Cor 1:26
2. Consider the Gospel of Christ, Jn 14:6
3. Covet the Grace of Repentance, 2 Cor 7:10
4. Confession unto God through Christ Alone, Acts 4:12