Are there wolves among you giving out Judas' kisses of death...Act 20:29For I know this, that after my departingshall grievous wolves enter in among you,not sparing the flockAct 20:30Also of your own selves shall men arise,speaking perverse things, to draw awaydisciples after themAre all the wolves gone now?Of course not—there will always be wolveswherever there are sheepWolves come in "sheep’s clothing,"full of smiles, and hugs, and kissesYou will not see their teeth until it is too lateJudas was a wolf in sheep’s clothingThe apostles saw a sheep—Jesus saw a wolfWhat was Judas’ ultimate sheep’s camouflage?Why, wasn’t it a simple,sincere, pure, godly "kiss?"Mat 26:48Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign,saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss,that same is he: hold him fastMat 26:49And forthwith he came to Jesus,and said, Hail, master; and kissed himah yes...but was this "kiss"a simple little peck on Jesus’ cheekThe five Scripturesusing the word "kiss" from Paul and Peter,always used the Greek word "philema"which means "kiss" and nothing elseIn Luke 22:48 we read this:"But Jesus said unto him,Judas, betray you the Son of man with a kiss[Gk: a simple ‘philema’ kiss]?"But in Matt 26:48, we find something totally differentJudas told the elders and chief priest:"…whomsoever I shall[PHILEO—passionate fondness] kiss, that same is He…"Judas did not have a "philema" kiss in mind at all!!The "kiss" in Matt 26:48 is a "phileo" kiss,and it means a fond, affectionate, passionate kiss,not a simple "philemo kiss"And the elders and high priestknew the different in these two wordsOne was a peck on the cheek,but Judas determined to use a more a passionate,huggie huggie kissie kissie displayin his attempt to betray Jesusto the devouring and ravaging wolvesThis is really intriguing stuff!!Now after Judas tells the priest and elderswhat kind of a kiss he will give Jesus[a phileo kiss] to betray Jesus,He actually delivers this kissAnd how does he do that?He does it with yet another Greek word for kiss,which is, "kataphileo" mean "to kiss EARNESTLY"This "kataphileo kiss"is used three other times in Scriptures:Luke 7:45"You gave me no kiss[no affectionate ‘phileo’ kiss,Jesus admonishes His disciples]but this woman since the time I came inhas not ceased to kiss[‘kataphileo kisses’—earnestly] My feet"Luke 15:20"And he [the prodigal son] arose, and came to his fatherBut when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him,and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck,and kissed him [earnestly and passionatelywith a ‘kataphileo kisses’]"Acts 20:37"And they all wept sore,and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him[with ‘kataphileo kisses’ of great passion and earnest]"Is it not abundantly clearthat this super emotional use of hugs and kisseswas used only on the most RARE occasionsof deep and profound emotional circumstances?But this is not proper conduct for everyday behaviorAre there such over-pious charlatans in your church??Be suspect of those who use super-piousand sanctimonious hugs and kisses every day of the weekNow back to the Judas Kiss of Death:"And forthwith he came to Jesus,and said, Hail, Master; and KISSED HIM"The Greek is "kisses"multiple kisses, with ‘kataphilio kisses,just as we find in every single use of this wordin Scriptures I showed you aboveNo, Judas did not betray Jesus with a peck on the cheek;he deceitfully delivered a "huggie huggie kissie kissie,fraudulent hugs and KISSES OF DEATH!!!What must we learn from all this?Whenever we pretend to be Christ-likebut it’s all a charade,we too are guiltyof giving Christ a Judas kiss of death!!!What a disgusting displayof the carnal mind and flesh, Judas has left usSome have vengeance in their heart,others vanity, others bitterness and hatred,and yet others uncontrollable sins of the flesh,but they try to camouflage their evilswith a plethora of hugs and kisses to allDon’t be afraid to hug;don’t be afraid to kiss,but beware of such phony displays of pious emotions,as they could be your "KISS OF DEATH"
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