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Chuck argues that Judas is foretold “at least three places” in the Old Testament and highlights the gruesome description in Acts 1; how do you respond to the idea that Scripture not only predicts evil but narrates it in shocking detail—what does that reveal about God’s purposes in exposing sin?

Another way to ask: How do you feel about the Bible predicting evil and even describing it in disturbing detail, like Judas in Acts 1? What might God be doing by showing sin so clearly?

Direct Answer Chuck’s lesson implies Scripture exposes sin without sanitizing it, and even predicts betrayal so the church understands evil is real, judged, and not outside God’s foreknowledge. The shocking detail functions like a warning and a sober unveiling of what “wages of iniquity” really produce.

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Chuck states the scope plainly: “even the story of Judas betraying Jesus is mentioned at least three places in the Old Testament.”
Peter includes disturbing specifics: Judas “falling headlong, he burst open… with all his entrails gushed out,” and the place becomes “Field of Blood.”
Psalm 109 is described as containing “curses that would come on him as a result,” showing sin has consequences.
Chuck reads Psalm 109 as moral exposure: the betrayer “persecuted the poor and needy,” and he connects it to Judas “stealing from the treasury for the poor.”
Judas is portrayed as close-in (“one of the inner circle… one of the twelve apostles”), making the exposure even more sobering.

Discussion Follow-ups Why do we prefer softer accounts of sin than the Bible gives? How might graphic consequences help guard the church from romanticizing betrayal or hypocrisy?

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