In every religion there is a universal concept of fate, predestination, karma, qadar. The concept has been debated throughout history with free will. It is ambiguous with two paths or answers; do we create our fate or god has pre planned everything; should we take it as god’s will or shall we try to change it. Religious scriptures tell us to accept outcomes as will of God; on the other hand the same scriptures tell us that God helps those who help themselves. It is a controversial concept with multiple views.
Judas Iscariot is a cult figure, a real villain of history. When we hear the story of Jesus Christ, we are intrigued by the character of Judas Iscariot. He was one of the disciples of Jesus Christ and one of his trusted friends. In contrast to the history which paints Judas as a betrayer of Christ who delivered him up to the authorities for crucifixion in exchange for money, the Gospel of Judas portrays Judas’s actions as done in obedience to instructions given by Christ.
Jesus Christ came to earth with a task, with a script in his hand; a play where he was the protagonist. He was here to show us the might of God and the vulnerabilities of us mere humans. The play had supporting actors and Judas was one of them. Jesus Christ as a protagonist perfected his role, in the same way Judas played his role as a discpile, friend and a betrayer. He portrayed the role of a villain with perfection; and to prove it, we still hate him.
Was Judas Iscariot trying to carry out the will of God, was it predestined or was it his random evil thought. Judas Iscariot committed suicide; he was one of the first people in recorded history who had committed suicide. A suicide is a step not committed by happy people, but by depressed souls. It is fascinating how we humans create heroes and villains out of history. The fact is we are too cruel to the villains of history. We have to agree to the fact that each and every human has a script to play, whether good or bad; and God has given us the free will to tweak with the script.
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