>>2800472Well, in the Book of John, Judas is described as being a vessel for the Devil in the act, and later repents (refunding his silver), and committing suicide. So, if its the Devil who sells out Jesus and Judas who repents, then perhaps he is saved. For example, in Revelation, the 12 disciples are described as the 12 pillars of the New Jerusalem, meaning that Judas, as one of the 12, must be preserved. However, in Acts, Matthias is elected to replace Judas, so was Matthias always the 12th disciple? It can hardly be so. We see the 11 brothers of Joseph in Genesis sell him to the Egyptians for 20 pieces of silver, by which Joseph becomes a great King - so Jesus relates to Joseph in this way, by being sent to death, yet rising as a great King. The 11 tribes are not judged so, but are redeemed from their original iniquities. The 12 tribes then reunite and give entrance upon Jacob/Israel.
So the Judas and Jesus story is very much like that of Joseph. Jesus also asks Simon Peter to stand down from attacking the Roman guards, he forgives Peter for denying Christ three times, and Pilate is forgiven for sending Christ to die, along with the multitude, for who Christ asks for their forgiveness. Clearly, Christ is willing the necessity of his own death. We also have the apocraphyl "Gospel of Judas" in which Jesus sees Judas as the most important disciple:
https://www.gospels.net/judas