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The Potter’s Field is a field that was purchased with the 30 pieces of silver that Judas Iscariot received for betraying Jesus. After Judas realized the gravity of his actions and returned the money to the chief priests and elders, they used it to buy the Potter’s Field as a burial place for foreigners. The significance of the Potter’s ...
Christ was betrayed by one of the very men who witnessed the many miracles that He performed; a man who proclaimed to know and love Him. He was betrayed by one of His own from His inner circle. Judas Iscariot, once known for being a disciple of Christ, is now forever marked as the one who betrayed Jesus, the God Man, for 30 pieces of silver.
Akeldama, also known as the Field of Blood, is a place mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the New Testament. It is associated with the betrayal and death of Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. The name “Akeldama” comes from the Aramaic words “Hakel Dama,” which translate to “Field of Blood.”.
Matthias was indeed an apostle, chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after he betrays Jesus. After Judas's death, the remaining disciples felt the need to maintain the number of the original twelve apostles. They gathered together and sought God's guidance through prayer and casting lots, ultimately selecting Matthias as the twelfth apostle.
The twelve disciples were Peter, James (Jesus’ brother), John, Andrew, Philip, Judas Iscariot (who betrayed Jesus, and was replaced by Matthias), Matthew, Thomas, James, the son of Alpheus, Bartholomew, Judas Thaddeus; and Simon the Zealot. In this article we take a closer look at the two “sons of thunder,” James the Greater and Saint ...
Today is traditionally called “Spy Wednesday” because this is the day that Judas Iscariot betrayed our Lord to the Sanhedrin. Judas became a spy for the Enemy. He watched Jesus and the Disciples and waited for the moment to betray them all, and he betrayed the Christ with a kiss.
Just as Simon is distinguished as the “Zealot” or “Canaanite” to mark him off from Peter, so Jude is distinguished from Judas Iscariot by also be referred to as “Thaddeus” (great-hearted) (Mark 3:18), the “son of James” or “son of Alpheus,” (Luke 6:16), or simply “Judas (not Iscariot),” (John 14:22).
