Christ knew from the beginning who it was that would betray him. Yet he tolerated Judas Iscariot in his presence. Judas, too, is allowed to know Christ’s love and majesty. The problem is never that God does not want to reveal the Saviour to the world. Judas made an active choice again Christ, while knowing who he was.
2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;