[Mark17]

Jesus didn’t set him up to fail and I suspect that if Judas had repented as Peter did, that Jesus would have welcomed him back.

I think you are right MM. Even after Judas betrayed Jesus, I think the door was still open for repentance, and yes, Jesus would have welcomed him back.

[kosciusko51]

Even after Judas betrayed Jesus, I think the door was still open for repentance, and yes, Jesus would have welcomed him back.

As Elsie is fond of saying, Hmmm...

John 17:12 (NASB)

“While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.