In all that Christ said to His disciples, there was something with which, in heart, Judas disagreed. Under his influence the leaven of disaffection was fast doing its work. The disciples did not see the real agency in all this; but Jesus saw that Satan was communicating his attributes to Judas, and thus opening up a channel through which to influence the other disciples. This, a year before the betrayal, Christ declared. "Have not I chosen you twelve," He said, "and one of you is a devil?" John 6:70.

I alt, hvad Kristus sagde til sine disciple, fandtes der noget, som Judas i sit hjerte ikke kunne billige. Gennem hans påvirkning gjorde utilfredshedens surdej hurtigt sin virkning. Disciplene kunne ikke se, hvem der var den egentlige drivkraft i alt dette; men Jesus så, at Satan overførte sine egne egenskaber til Judas og således banede sig vej til at påvirke de andre disciple. Et år før forræderiet sagde Kristus således: "Har jeg ikke selv udvalgt jer tolv? Og dog er en af jer en djævel!" Joh. 6,70.