Excerpts from The Gospel of God’s Love, The Padgett Messages, page 182.
In 1915, Judas wrote; “I come to tell you what my condition was, and my expectations were, when I betrayed Jesus, which resulted in his crucifixion. I was a very enthusiastic lover of the Master, and believed thoroughly in his teachings and power. I did not believe that the Roman soldiers could take him, if we did not permit it to be done. As a consequence, I was anxious that Jesus should show his great power and demonstrate to the Jews that he was the true son of God, with power over men and low spirits.
“I never betrayed him for the money that I received, for it was not sufficient to pay for one moment of happiness which I lost because of my act of pointing out the greatest person in all God’s universe. (Jesus is Master of the Celestial Heavens.) I see that you are too sleepy to write more tonight, so I will say goodnight, Judas.”
From John, the apostle; “Judas was not a bad person, as he is described to be, and his “betrayal” as it is called, of the Master, was not for the puropse of gratifying any avarice that he might have had, or because of jealousy, or to revenge a wrong; it was because he was impulsive and had great belief in Jesus’ power and his ability to overcome both Jewish leaders and their Roman overlords. He thought he would be doing the Master and his cause a benefit by having it demonstrated that Jesus could not be silenced or harmed by any earthly powers. Judas’ betrayal was really an act that grew out of his love for, and belief in the greatness of Jesus’ powers.
“Jesus never said that one of us would betray him; I know because I was there. You must not rely on the Bible’s statements, they are based upon erroneous writings, they are not the originals written by those whose names they bear. The trouble is that they give Jesus, as the individual, the prominence which should be given to his teachings. He is very displeased because of this, and one of the great objects of his writing anew these truths is to correct that error, and make the truths which he received from the Father the important message.”
Read more of Jesus’ teachings in The Gospel of God’s Love.