Luke 22:35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. 37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. 38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. This verse is being shown in comparison to when Yeshua sent out the disciples, two by two. Luke 9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. So, in essence, verse 35 in Chapter 22 is saying "Did not God provide for you???" Yeshua then points out who HASN'T let the Father be his sole provider: "....he that hath a PURSE" So, who had the purse? That is Judas Iscariot, of course. John 12:4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a THIEF, and HAD THE BAG, and bare what was put therein. To confirm that Yeshua is talking about Judas Iscariot, we need to consult verse 37 of the original passage and put that verse in context. Luke 22:37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. Yeshua is speaking to the disciples right after the Last Supper, right after Judas Iscariot has left to go get his 30 pieces of silver from the Sanhedrin and get the guards to turn Yeshua in for trial and crucifixion. Clearly, Yeshua is speaking of the fulfillment of the prophecies concerning Him being the Messiah and the betrayal that is about to occur. This conversation happens right before the Garden of Gethsemane, which is shown in verse 39. Terminology and Symbolism First, the word scrip. The word "scrip" in the KJV is translated so 7 times. The only verse that is translated with the word "scrip" in the OT, is 1 Samuel 17:40. In Hebrew it is "yalquwt" -- H3219 which means: 1) wallet, purse, pouch, bag, receptacle Which comes from "laqat" -- H3950 which means: 1) to pick up, gather, glean, gather up a) (Qal) 1) to pick up, gather 2) to glean b) (Piel) 1) to gather, gather up 2) to collect (money) 3) to glean c) (Pual) to be picked up d) (Hithpael) to collect oneself So, Judas was taking the bag of money and his scrip, which would be the shepherd's bag, and further digging shows it's the bag that would be used for *gathering the harvest.* (Hmm....makes me think of Ruth!) Let me also cover the purse end of it here as there are deeper implications. The term purse* is used 5 times in the KJV translation. The word used in the Luke verse is "ballantion" -- G905 which means "a money bag, purse". Another verse in the KJV that translates to "purse" is in Mark 6:8. The word here is "zone" -- G2223 which means: 1) a girdle, belt, serving not only to gird on flowing garments but also, since it was hollow, to carry money in Garment. Let's dig into WHAT he's selling to get a sword. The word "garment" here is "himation" -- G2440 which means: 1) a garment (of any sort) a) garments, i.e. the cloak or mantle and the tunic 2) the upper garment, the cloak or mantle Thus the saying the patriot movement "sell your cloak and buy a sword". In the patriot movement, that's basically saying "sell even your clothing to buy a gun to protect yourself." Sadly, the scripture is very, very different. Here, garment has *direct connection* to your raiment. Revelation 3:4-5 Revelation 3:18 Revelation 4:4 Revelation 16:15 Revelation 19:13-16

• published: 20 Sep 2012
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