Jesus Christ, the Roman Governor, and Judas
Judas might have been a spy more critically working for the Roman Governor than for leaders of Israelites in power 2000 years ago.
(If Judas had not worked for Romans, he might have been executed by Roman soldiers, which Jesus Christ must have well realized, in my personal interpretation.)
Romans were more sophisticated than Israelites at the time.
(Even today, Vatican is famous for its excellent intelligence work.)
What's more, even Cleopatra could not achieve remarkable political maneuvering in Rome where she stayed when Caesar was assassinated.
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When the Roman Governor interrogated Jesus Christ asking whether He was the King of Israelites, Jesus Christ answered, "So you said."
It means that Jesus Christ knew that the Roman Governor had known, through his spies, that He had been called so by some of His followers.
Jesus Christ must have known who was whose spy assigned to Him.
(The meaning of His words "he should not have been born" is also deeper, and probably, more compassionate.)
One of such spies might have been Judas who might have also offered cooperation with leaders of Israelites in power, following an order by Romans.
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When everybody in Judea came to know, or heard of a rumor of, Jesus Christ, a brilliant elite of the Roman Empire, that is, the Roman Governor, should have tried to see who and what Jesus Christ was.
(A centurion of the Roman military whose family had been saved by Jesus Christ must have reported it to his superior officer and probably the Roman Governor later.)
It is natural. And, who could blame Judas if he had been forced to work as a spy for the Roman Governor?
Today, you cannot blame any Arab who is forced to work for the United States of America, the sole superpower in the world, for the purpose of maintaining peace and stability under its control.
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A spy and an assassin are two different matters.
Interestingly the Roman Governor did not send an assassin to Jesus Christ. There might have been a plan for compromise.
Anyway, Jesus Christ had never pronounced a curse on the Roman Empire, which made possible His followers to take possession of the Empire peacefully a few centuries later.
In addition, if the Roman Governor was acting on the issue, though behind a scene, there must not have been any room for leaders of Israelites in power to act decisively on their own initiatives.
The major players were Jesus Christ, the Roman Governor, and Judas.
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I do not blame spies if any in Japan.
Only I can say to them is to follow the Messiah.
(From the beginning, God knows everything. It is His plan. If He chooses some people and the nation Japan, mankind, including foreign spy masters, cannot do anything effective, if they try to change the course He has set.
Though I do not assume that Pope reads this report, Vatican, the nominal successor of the last remnants of the Roman Empire, may need a kind of business talk with EE(E)-Reporter for a reason Cleopatra might have had in Rome some 2050 years ago. They do not need a spy but an attractive negotiator, in my very personal view.)
"IF ONLY I TOUCH HIS CLOAK, I GET WELL"