It might well have been better for Judas if he hadn't been born.
He was once one of the chosen; saw amazing things, performed miracles, touched God himself, if he had believed it. Yet he died alone, in despair and with no hope.
Judas was chosen by Jesus - God himself - to be one of his 12 disciples. He sent Judas out, with the others, to preach the Gospel, heal the sick and drive out demons.
Choosing Judas to be the betrayer makes no sense - God chose Jesus, from the beginning of the world, to die for us and reconcile mankind to God, 1 Peter 1:19-20, John 1:29, Romans 5:11. As this was God's plan of redemption, it would have happened whether Judas had betrayed Jesus or not. From about halfway through his ministry, Jesus began predicting his death. It was going to happen, and he knew it. He didn't need Judas to make it happen; they Pharisees were trying to kill Jesus almost as soon as they met him.
Apart from that, if Judas had been chosen by God to be Jesus' betrayer, then he did God's will - he did what he had been chosen to do.
I'm glad you are so certain about whom the Lord will save.
We won't know til we get to heaven, but I would rather meet God and find out than I was wrong to hope for the best for Judas, than meet God and have him say to me "why did you tell people that I am less merciful than I am?"
Judas was chosen to be the betrayer, because their is no inefficiency or unknown events or circumstances in the Kingdom of God.
Romans 11:36
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
This leaves nothing out!
If something happens it is of God, one fashion or another, everything gets approved to occur or not according to His will.
Like Ephesians 1: 11 states
11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
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