Throughout history there has been one figure who has been condemned as the ultimate traitor, his name is Judas Iscariot. Judas is best known as the man who betrayed Jesus, having him brutally murdered on the cross, and for this his soul was condemned to hell forever. However, if the situation is to be re-evaluated, Judas' betrayal could also be seen as an act of grace, it is because Judas deceived Jesus that the whole world is saved. Without Judas in the equation there would be no way for humanity to enter heaven. If Judas can be forgiven for betraying Jesus, then one of the main truths on which the Church was built must change. Looking at this story in a different light one can see that Judas is the true savior of humanity and with his redemption the Church appears as a less credible leader. To understand the greatness of what Judas did it is important to realize how close he was to Jesus. Judas was chosen to be one of the twelve apostles, these were the men that Jesus called to perform miracles with him and to have close relationships, in fact in the newly discovered Gospel of Judas it is written that Judas was Jesus' favorite apostle. Judas is mentioned in all four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and each of them calls him "the traitor" when mentioning him for first time. He served as treasurer for the apostles, which meant he carried the money bag. John says he was also dishonest and would often steal money from the purse whenever he wanted it. The next time Judas is mentioned is in the upstairs room at the Last Supper, when Jesus tells his disciples that one of them will betray him. One of the disciples asks who Jesus is and replies: “He is the one to whom I give this piece of bread after having dipped it in the middle...... in the middle of the paper……t Judas is one of the apostles; He says it's Jesus' favorite! Unlike the other disciples, Judas understands the true message of Jesus and that all his flesh and bones are lies. Jesus says to Judas: "You will sacrifice the man who clothes me" (Gospel of Judas). When Jesus says this he means that Judas will have him killed, which will in fact free him because he will finally be free from material work. therefore releasing the true Christ within him. This is what is so interesting about the Gospel of Judas, Christ is actually ecstatic that he is about to die and thanks Judas this turns Judas' actions from treacherous to favorable The Gnostic source of the Churches refuses to acknowledge this, even though it raises a question point that Judas may have actually helped Jesus out of a world he was no longer destined to live in..