Tim Maas Supporter Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

In his "high-priestly prayer" to God the Father recorded in John 17, Jesus Himself said specifically that none of the apostles had been lost, except for Judas Iscariot (whom Jesus called "the son of perdition", or "the son of destruction")(John 17:12). To me, that is the definitive word on Judas' eternal fate.

The decisive consideration in determining that fate was not the mode of Judas' death (suicide by hanging (Matthew 27:5), during which he fell into the Valley of Hinnom and burst asunder (Acts 1:18)), but his betrayal of Jesus (Matthew 26:24).

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Aurel Gheorghe Supporter

The short answer is neither - Judas is not in hell or heaven. There is no Bible text indicating that he repented, that he asked for forgiveness or that he was forgiven. 

However, nobody is burning in hell today, and the vast majority of people who have died are not in heaven. The Bible tells that David is both dead and buried and did not ascended to heaven (Acts 2:29, 34). And if David is resting in his grave, so are the rest of the dead. 

Jesus said that both good and bad in the Judgment Day will come forth from their graves to receive either life or damnation (John 5:28, 29). This text clearly shows that no one is receiving any reward or punishment upon death but when they are resurrected. They are all in the grave awaiting the Judgment Day (2 Peter 2:9). 

The reward will be given in the last day: Luke 14:14; Matthew 16:27; Revelation 22:12; Daniel 12:2.

Judas Iscariot right now is in his grave awaiting the second resurrection of the wicked to receive his punishment: 2 Peter 3:7; Revelation 21:8.

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Danny Hickman Supporter Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Judas is dead! If Hell is the name of the place where the dead are, then Judas is in Hell. Jesus called Judas, in His John 17 prayer, "the son of perdition." Judas is the son of the abyss, the pit, damnation, etc. He was not born again of the Spirit of God, so he isn't living the eternal life of God. He's dead! He's the poster boy for souls who go to the place of ruin!

The payment for unrepentant sin is death. It isn't a lesser amount of life than eternal life, or a life that lasts forever in a place separate from the place where eternal life in God is lived, but it is plain old-fashioned death in the place where souls are destroyed.

Don't fear those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in Hell (Matthew 10:28). Jesus said that. The apostle James said it like this: There's only one lawgiver and judge, who is able to save and to destroy... (James 4:12)
James was speaking scripturally from the writings of the prophet Isaiah: The Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our King; he will save us. (Isaiah 33:22).

Jesus didn't specify exactly who He meant by "him who can destroy," but I don't believe He's telling His followers to fear anyone other than God. If Hell is a place where souls are kept alive while being put through perpetual suffering for eternity, then why are we told that Sin's wages is death (Romans 6:23), and why would Jesus say that Hell is where souls are destroyed?

(I believe it's a bit more than drawing your last breath the way death-of-the-flesh occurs. I believe it takes quite a while to play out; but I believe it ends in total destruction. Of this much I'm sure: I don't want any part of it!)

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