Good ole Judas, one of The Twelve, justified and sanctified, saved by accepting Christ, truly. Does Scripture make any reference to Judas' never having been saved in the first place? No. Judas was in front of mighty Jesus, set apart from most, not 'the multitude,' not an 'apostle,' but a very true 'disciple' of Jesus, who proved intimate acquaintance with God Himself (in the flesh) could be taken for granted, and, even His revelation of being the Son of God to mankind was not enough for this betrayer, this friend of Jesus, close friend, one of the Twelve, for three years, learning from Him Himself.
All thrown away for a little money, that became blood money, Judas own blood.
Listen, Christ peeps, listen to the power of understanding, and, Judas being given a great chance to realize that Jesus knew what Judas was doing....
Luke 22:47-48
While He was still speaking, behold a multulitude came, the one called 'Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them, andz he approached Jesus to kiss Him.
But Jesus said to him (this is Jesus trying to save Judas, interrupting Judas' about to be done evil deed), "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
Jesus is so merciful, yet some just don't get it. In Judas case, he would die because he did not yet it right, he could have not leant down to humiliatingly shame Jesus. But, Judas did, and, get this, nowhere in Scripture does it say (in the nasb, anyway) that Judas acknowledged Jesus' question. Jesus called Judas 'friend,' just like He called the other eleven selectively called to this honorable grouping and name, 'disciple.' Student of Jesus, what better way to learn that that
Jesus, right there in front of our face, and, some choose to still follow (into) Satan's darkness rather than the easy to follow light of Jesus' way.