他的名字似乎已说明了一切，我们一听到这个名字，就知道背后的故事。故事讲的是，一个人被基督拣选，与祂一起三年多，但最终却被撒但利用，出卖基督，以致祂被钉死。我们对犹大本人所知不多，听说他是加略人，但「加略」究竟是在哪里，我们却不能确定。一是认为在拿撒勒附近，一是认为在犹大的南部。但无论如何，他在众多跟从基督的百姓中，像所有其他门徒一样被拣选。

他之所以出卖基督，可能是源于失望。他也许期望基督立即作王。他是一个憎恨罗马政权统治以色列的极端主义者吗？经文已经暗示，犹大想借助基督的手来达成自己的目的；我们只知道，撒但在犹大那里找到了一个自愿的背叛者。

犹大必然知道基督吃过逾越节的晚餐后，将会到客西马尼园，也许有人提议在那里度宿一宵。然而犹大知道这一建议刚好配合祭司的计划，他们不想在日间下手捉拿基督，因为祂身边总是围绕着一大群到耶路撒冷过逾越节的人。但如今在夜间、在预先安排的地方，正是捉拿基督的最佳时机。

前来捉拿基督的兵丁未必认得祂，因此犹大设定一个暗号。也许，门徒惯常用亲嘴来彼此问安。马太和马可采用的那个词，都解作「连连亲嘴」的意思。

在客西马利园这一幕后，犹大似乎再没有出场，但他之后的举动却尽人皆知。他在多久之后，才醒悟自己到底做了甚么？几小时后？基督被钉十架之前，犹大便将出卖基督所得的价银退还大祭司，并出去吊死了。一个认识基督的人，竟落得如斯下场。多么深的教训提醒我们，要时刻紧靠基督，小心防备撒但的攻击。让我们祈求只有圣灵能够时时刻刻给予我们的保护。

His name seems to say it all. The moment we hear it, we know the story behind it. It is the story of one man who, though chosen by Christ to be with Him for three years or more, was used by Satan to betray Christ to His death. In some ways we know very little about Judas. He was said to come from Kerioth，but we cannot be sure where it is. One placing is near Nazareth, another is well south in Judah. He was chosen, as all the apostles were, from among the great crowd of disciples.

His motive for the betrayal of Christ could have come from a disappointment in his plans. Perhaps he wanted Christ to take over the kingdom right then. Was he an extremist who hated the Roman rule over Israel? It has been suggested that Judas wanted to achieve his ends through Christ’s hand. We do not know except that, in Judas, Satan found a willing conspirator.

Judas must have known of Christ’s plan to go on to the Garden of Gethsemane after the Passover Feast. Perhaps it was suggested they should sleep there that night. However, Judas knew, his suggestion suited the priests’ plans. They were afraid to touch Christ in the daytime while He was among the huge crowds in Jerusalem for the Passover. But now, in a secluded place and at night time, this was a perfect opportunity.

The soldiers who came to arrest Christ may not have known Him, so Judas arranged a signal. We wonder if this was a common way of greeting among the twelve. The word used by Matthew and Mark means to kiss repeatedly.

It seems Judas faded out of the picture after Gethsemane but his subsequent actions are well known. How long was it before he realised what he had really done? A few hours? Before Christ was actually crucified, Judas returned the betrayal money and then hanged himself. What an end to a man who had known Christ personally. What a lesson for us to always stay close to Christ and guard against the attacks of Satan. Let’s pray today for the protection only the Holy Spirit can give to us moment by moment.