CWW PART 5 - HACELDAMA, IN THE NUMBER
A few days later there was a meeting of the believers, about a hundred and twenty in all, and Peter stood up to speak. “My friends,” he said, “the scripture had to come true in which the Holy Spirit, speaking through David, made a prediction about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus. Judas was a member of our group, for he had been chosen to have a part in our work.” ( With the money that Judas got for his evil act he bought a field, where he fell to his death; he burst open and all his insides spilled out. All the people living in Jerusalem heard about it, and so in their own language they call that field Akeldama, which means “Field of Blood.”) “For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘May his house become empty; may no one live in it.’ It is also written, ‘May someone else take his place of service.’
Acts 1:15-20 GNT
HACELDAMA, IN THE NUMBER.
So far this maiden year for CWW, the life and ministry of Judas Iscariot son of Simon has been on our X-ray, actually since October 2022 as the Lord keeps dishing out instructions. Judas literally meaning praise, Iscariot man of the cities who'd never live small or lead any village work, lived a life found in the gospel but not founded by the gospel. He was counted with the apostles who were all called and specially sent, was numbered with them but was not found in the number! Obviously, void or absent!
Judas, man of the cities was probably the one who triggered that argument about "Who's the greatest, GOAT?" amongst the disciples because he kept the purse on their behalf and had their destinies somewhat tied compulsorily to him - Luke 9:46-48. Oh, I know the time he was called he'd have celebrated it with a big party with some light refreshments hauling insults even at the devil, "After all, God can still use me. Thank God for God. The devil is a bastard...." Unfortunately, before he knew it, himself became a devil, an unrepentant one and hung himself.
Such life, God decreed, must never be inhabited, must be permanently rejected and ejected outta flock. Let that life be desolate with no dwellers therein, with nobody to take after him, laid barren, unproductive and eventually, prune off the true Vine. But his office occupied with immediate effect and replaced by another, with everybody working for God. The office of Judas is the place for use of money in the gospel, this ministry of working for God.
The Book of Life a book of numbers, the number of names cannot be undermine in this talk. As I take a delve into the intricacies of this glorious book written before we were all born.... In the Number!
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