I think Judas betrayed Jesus because he taught the Lord was a fake Messiah who would allow himself to be killed and since he loved money, and thinking that the Lord was not the Messiah, thus not achieving his aspirations, whether political or financial, he might have thought that he could profit by betraying to him who he considered as a 'mere disillusioned man' who had wasted his time and money. "Why not make a profit from this mistake? I am only taking back what I have lost for the last 3 years!", Judas might have thought. He might even have thought that Jesus would be let off and would not be killed. But, when he heard about the accounts of the resurrection, he might have realised that he has fulfilled the sayings of the Lord Jesus Christ concerning him and this led to his self-understanding that he was a condemned man beyond reconciliation, which could have led him to be so utterly bitter with himself that he decided to commit suicide.
Some have said that Judas Iscariot was trying to force Jesus to take up the role of being the revoluntionary King for the Jews and lead a rebellion against the Romans. But how would the action of betraying him in a private garden at night ignite such a rebellion? How would this force the Lord's hands to become the King of the Jews or the Christ if He had already settled in His mind that He would be crucified?
Some have said that Judas Iscariot was trying to force Jesus to take up the role of being the revoluntionary King for the Jews and lead a rebellion against the Romans. But how would the action of betraying him in a private garden at night ignite such a rebellion? How would this force the Lord's hands to become the King of the Jews or the Christ if He had already settled in His mind that He would be crucified?
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