Why Did Judas Not Ask Jesus for Forgiveness for Betraying Him, Instead of Committing Suicide?

O Learned and Devoted Servants of God,

[Shri Anil Antony asked: Why did Judas just not ask Jesus for forgiveness like the apostle Peter did instead of hanging himself for betraying Jesus?]

Swami replied:- In the case of such tactful sinners, how can you expect low logical analysis in underestimating the depth of his sin to ask Jesus for pardon? Some sinners are very fast in emotion as equal as they are fast in analysis of the sin. Judas realized his sin completely and hence, did not have the courage to ask Jesus for pardon. The ignorant sinner, who does not realize his sin completely and deeply, feels that his sin is pardonable on requesting God for pardon. The person without much analytical knowledge does not realize his sins just like an animal. The wise sinner realizes his sin very shortly and recognizes the real depth of his sin. Hence, in the case of such sinners, repentance is not possible. Judas was very intelligent as we see his tactics in getting Jesus arrested. He acted in a very sharp way to create belief on him in the heart of Jesus. With the same sharpness of intelligence, he analysed his sin very deeply and found that his sin is unpardonable. Had he used this intelligence a little before, he would have been the best propagator of spiritual knowledge. He thought that he was fooling Jesus, but, he realized in the end that he fooled himself!

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