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Judas, the Most Trusted Disciple
Who sat on the left side of Christ Jesus at the last supper?
The Gospels depicted that a young man called John sat on the right side of Christ Jesus. And Christ Jesus said that someone who would receive dipped bread from Him would betray Him. But nobody accused that someone who received the dipped bread. Other disciples discussed who would betray Christ Jesus while He said that someone who would receive dipped bread from Him would betray Him.
From the circumstances, it is clear that all the disciples except that someone could not clearly hear the word of Christ Jesus, since if they had, they should have immediately pointed to that someone, calling him the betrayer. But, this word of Christ Jesus could be only clearly heard only by that someone who must have sit on the left side of Christ Jesus, except Christ Jesus.
The top disciple must sit down on the left side of Christ Jesus, while the second top disciple must sit down on the right side of Christ Jesus. It means that someone who was most trusted by Christ Jesus and sat on the left side of Christ Jesus betrayed Him. In other word, Judas Iscariot was most trusted by Christ Jesus. And this Judas could only hear the word of Christ Jesus, but no other disciples.
It also means that the source document of the Gospels was written by either Judas or Christ Jesus, since no other disciples could hear the word of Christ Jesus. So, it is natural to think that Christ Jesus Himself wrote the source document, which might be the Q document, of the Gospels after His Resurrection.
So, Da Vinci's picture The Last Super is wrong as Judas is not situated next to Christ Jesus on His left side in the picture. In addition, it is believed by scholars that Christ Jesus and other disciples did not use chairs at the last supper, but they sat on the floor or the carpet, or sitting and leaning on a kind of scrolled carpets.
First, we need to consider the table setting itself. "The normal Jewish custom was to sit on the floor or eat meals standing up. However, during the Passover meal, it was ritual duty to recline at a table as a symbol of freedom. Since the Romans reclined, it was especially important to use these tables for Passover. The Jews anticipated the Messiah's coming to drive the Romans from the country, freeing Israel to once more be their own rulers. The act of reclining would no longer be in anticipation of freedom but would reflect reality. The Passover meal was a celebration of the Exodus and it was required to eat this meal in a manner usually reserves for the wealthy. That is to recline around the table, enjoying one's freedom in the Land. It would be impossible to recline around a table such as we eat at today. However, we do know that they are around a U-shaped table, called a triclinium. The meaning comes from the Latin "tri" meaning three and "clinium" meaning recline. Seating at a triclinium, three-sided table, was according to a traditional plan. The places of greater honor were to the left, and those of lesser honor to the right. It was these places of greater honor that Jesus counseled against selecting at a feast, "lest someone more distinguished than you may have been invited and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place" (Luke 14:8, 9).
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Another important thing is that Christ Jesus did not try to stop Judas from betraying Him. And one more important thing is that no other disciples beforehand doubted and suspected Judas. There must have been more complicated conditions in the so-called betrayal by Judas.
Anyway, Christ Jesus did not simply die on the Cross to take sins of all the mankind on Himself, but it is possible that He died to put a crime on Himself as a scapegoat for His most trusted disciple Judas, probably, to save Judas or his family.
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Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.