Jesus' answer to the inquirers was not so much for them to understand reality as it was the Shepherd's aching heart wanting to snare a lost lamb. He was standing all right, but in his soul he was flat down, done in. Standing physically is one stance, but standing in the soul is what will count for eternity. It was the standing on the convictions of truth that Judas found missing in his soul. His decisions were indeed setting forever his destiny.
Truth spells that out time and again in the Bible.
How duped Judas had become. Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible . The Bible Advocate Press grants the user permission only to download and print this article. If the user wishes to make multiple copies, permission must be granted by the Bible Advocate Press .