Luke 22:1 - 13
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.
3 Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. 4 He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. 5 And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. 6 So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 So Jesus[a] sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” 9 They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” 10 He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters 11 and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” 13 And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
Questions:
ReplyDelete1. What were the chief priests thinking?
2. What was Judas thinking?
3. Explain how Satan entered Judas, even though he ministered besides Jesus.
https://hartmangroupdevotionsmark.blogspot.com/2019/01/mark-141-11-now-passover-festival-of.html says:
ReplyDeleteWhy did Judas betray Jesus? Because Jesus could not or would not be who Judas wanted Him to be. Judas wandered with Jesus for a good three years and came to the conclusion that a poor, itinerant teacher who refused to take political power was not of any significant value to him. Judas used Jesus throughout the three years, and he used Him again in the end. When Judas realized what the high priests had planned for Jesus, Judas regretted his selfishness. But he still couldn't accept Jesus as Lord.
Countless people today do the same thing. They hear about Jesus' healing power, or His ability to grant wishes or comfort. Many even respect His teaching. And they learn about His character, His claims, and His crucifixion. But they don't accept Him as Lord. We are just as guilty as Judas when we use Jesus for our own selfish gain.
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The Passover was the first of the three annual feasts that all Jewish males were originally expected to attend. All male Jews within a fifteen mile radius of Jerusalem had to come to Jerusalem for the Passover. But far more actually came, some from a long distance. Josephus, the Jewish historian, tells us that at these Passover feasts there were sometimes as many as three million people in Jerusalem and the surrounding villages. During the Passover all lodging was free, and the city was so packed that outlying villages had to lodge visitors, while others would camp out in the vicinity.
On the 10th day of Nisan a lamb "without blemish" had to be set aside for each participating group of around ten or twenty persons. These family or other groupings would share a lamb, and one or more of their number would go to the Temple with an unblemished lamb for sacrifice. The Passover sacrifice was the only sacrifice that was not to be done by the priests, but by the members of the family.
Jesus Christ was crucified on the 14th of Nisan. While Israel was celebrating their Passover, Jesus, the true Lamb of God, was being crucified.
The Feast of Unleavened Bread was to begin the very next day after Passover, on the fifteenth of the Hebrew month, Nisan. It was to last for seven days. On the first night, and again on the seventh, there was to be a holy convocation; these were high Sabbaths.
On this feast they would put grain in the ground and then pray to God to bring the harvest for the coming year. The Hebrews would pray, "Give us life out of the earth." as they put the grain in the ground. What was happening to Jesus on this feast as every Israelite was praying, "Give us life out of the earth"? They were burying Him.
https://hartmangroupdevotionsmark.blogspot.com/2019/01/mark-141-11-now-passover-festival-of.html continued:
ReplyDeleteThe Chief Priests: These are appointed by Herod for a one-year term and rotated regularly among well-placed, wealthy families. The high-priestly office constituted the most powerful religious, and one of the most powerful political, positions in Jewish Palestine. The collective term chief priests included the high priest, the captain of the temple, the temple overseers, and the temple treasurers. They are no friends of the Pharisees, who practice a much stricter form of Judaism. The chief priests apparently also have a financial interest in money-changing and sale of approved sacrifices in the temple.
Scribes could be either Pharisees or Sadducees. The scribes had little to do with running the temple, except through their enormous influence, but were respected by the people. The chief priests ran the temple, but were in general despised by the people.
These religious leaders were afraid of the crowds. Jesus was popular and highly regarded, and the people were in an excited state because of the feast, and many were fellow Galileans. Emotions ran high as people recalled the history of their ancestors' deliverance from slavery in Egypt. For weeks leading up to the feast, intense preparations were made. The Romans sent extra forces to Jerusalem to deal with potential disturbances and uprisings. It was Jewish belief that the Messiah would come at Passover to deliver His people from oppression.
Why did Judas betray Jesus? What was his motivation? There is no indication in any of our sources of any motive other than that of money:
Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it. (John 12:6 NASB)
Did Jesus know that Judas will betray Him when He selected him to be an apostle? Apparently so:
"But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him. 65 And He was saying, "For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me, unless it has been granted him from the Father." (John 6:64-65 NASB)
https://hartmangroupdevotionsmark.blogspot.com/2019/01/mark-141-11-now-passover-festival-of.html continued:
ReplyDeleteMy 2 cents - answering questions:
1. What was going through the minds of the chief priests? What were the circumstances?
The chief priests are depicted as evil (and they were). However, they represent typical humans - some of their intentions were good. They went wrong where they let money (and even worse - money gained through business in relation to the temple) corrupt them and their motives. On the other hand, they were the ones who were in the unfortunate position of being stuck in the middle of Rome and the Zealots, who wanted to rebel against Rome. (This is similar situation as the western nations dealing with nations who have a certain percentage of their population radicalized).
The chief priests had the burden of ensuring the shaky survival of their nation. Enter Jesus. The people were attempting to make Him king and put them at the head of their rebellion against Rome. The chief priests had a choice - take care of the problem themselves or let Rome do it for them. That they didn't see Jesus for who He was - the actual Messiah was their bad. That they put what the people thought over correct actions - their bad. They were in a bad spot and they dealt with the problem politically and in an evil manner.
This was a ripe time to put Jesus on the earth. The politics of everything going on basically ensured that Jesus would be executed (which was true of anyone else who stuck out).
5. What was going through Judas' mind as he went to the chief priests?
Judas was in contrast to the woman. She loved with abandon. Judas loved conditionally. I speculate that Jesus and Judas were going separate ways in their thinking. Jesus was concerned about saving mankind. Judas was concerned with Jesus getting His just desserts (being the king) on this earth. I speculate that Judas sympathized with the Jewish nation under the heel of Rome, and saw Jesus as the Savior. But Jesus had no interest in freeing Israel from Rome (except as a consequence of them being saved), which must have disappointed Judas terribly. I think Judas was like the chief priests. He let corruption sink into his heart, he refused to let go and trust Jesus, but he had good intentions (all the way up to betraying Jesus maybe). It's possible that Judas was trying to force a confrontation between Jesus and the chief priests to force Jesus' hand to rise up and take power.
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/26-2.htm says:
ReplyDeleteThe festival of the Passover was designed to preserve among the Jews the memory of their liberation from Egyptian servitude, and of the safety of their first-born in that night when the firstborn of the Egyptians perished, Exodus 12. The name "Passover" was given to the feast because the Lord "passed over" the houses of the Israelites without slaying their first-born, while the Egyptians were cut off, Exodus 12:13. It was celebrated seven days, namely, from the 15th to the 21st of the month Abib or Nisan (April), Exodus 12:15-20; Exodus 23:15. During all this period the people ate unleavened bread, and hence the festival was sometimes called the "feast of unleavened bread," Exodus 12:18; Leviticus 23:6. On the evening of the fourteenth day, all the leaven or yeast in the family was removed with great care.
On the tenth day of the month the master of a family separated a lamb or a goat of a year old from the flock Exodus 12:1-6, which he killed on the 14th day before the altar, Deuteronomy 16:2, Deuteronomy 16:5-6. The lamb was commonly slain at about 3 o'clock p. m.. The blood of the paschal lamb was, in Egypt, sprinkled on the door-posts of the houses; afterward it was poured by the priests at the foot of the altar, Exodus 12:7. The lamb thus slain was roasted whole, with two spits thrust through it - one lengthwise and one transversely - crossing each other near the forelegs, so that the animal was in a manner, crucified. Not a bone of it might be broken - a circumstance strongly representing the sufferings of our Lord Jesus, the Passover slain for us, John 19:36; 1 Corinthians 5:7. Thus roasted, the lamb was served up with wild and bitter herbs, Not fewer than ten, nor more than twenty persons, were admitted to these sacred feasts. At first it was observed with their loins girt about, with sandals on their feet, and with all the preparations for an immediate journey. This, in Egypt, was significant of the haste with which they were about to depart from the land of bondage. The custom was afterward retained.
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/26-3.htm says:
ReplyDeleteThe high priest - Holding the office that was first conferred on Aaron, Exodus 28. The office was at first hereditary, descending on the oldest son, Numbers 3:10. Antiochus Epiphanes (160 BC), when he had possession of Judea, sold the office to the highest bidder. In the year 152 BC, Alexander, King of Syria, conferred the office on Jonathan (1 Macc. 10:18-20), whose brother Simon was, afterward created by the Jews both prince and high priest, 1 Macc. 14:35-47. His posterity, who at the same time sustained the office of kings, occupied the station of high priest until the time of Herod, who changed the incumbents of the office at pleasure - a liberty which the Romans ever afterward exercised without any restraint. The office was never more fluctuating than in the time of our Saviour. Hence, it is said that Caiaphas was high priest "for that year," John 11:51. Persons who had been high priests, and had been removed from office, still retained the name. Hence, more than one high priest is sometimes mentioned, though strictly there was but one who held the office.
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/luke/22-3.htm says:
ReplyDeleteThe character and history of the faithless friend of Jesus is mournfully interesting. For one to whom such splendid chances were offered to fall so low, is an awful mystery. It is clear that the betrayal was no sudden impulse. He set up self as the one object of all his thoughts, and followed Jesus because he believed that, in following him, he could best serve his own interests. His ambition was cruelly disappointed by his Master's gradual unfolding his views respecting his kingdom, which was not to be of this world. He was still further shocked by the undisguised announcement on the part of his Master, whose greatness and power Judas recognized from the first, that he would be rejected by the nation, and even put to death, has been suggested, as an explanation of the betrayal, that at the last he seems to have fancied that he could force the manifestation of Christ's power by placing him in the hands of his enemies; but the acceptance of a reward, miserable though it was, seems to point to vulgar greed, and to the idea of making friends with the dominant party in the state now that his Master evidently looked forward to a violent death, as the real motives of the betrayal.
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/luke/22-4.htm says:
ReplyDeleteLiterally, “generals” The Levitic captains of the Temple who kept order during the Feasts. There was strictly only one who bore the title of “the general of the Temple”—“man of the mountain of the House” (see Nehemiah 2:8; Nehemiah 7:2; Jeremiah 20:1; 2Ma 3:4); but he had guards under him. , and the name might be applied to the whole body. One of the bitter complaints against the High Priests of the day was that they made their own sons “generals of the Temple.” St Luke was aware that the special title applied only to one person, as appears from Acts 4:1.
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/luke/22-7.htm says:
ReplyDeleteJudas was listening, too, for the answer to ‘Where?’ thinking that it would give him the ‘opportunity’ which he sought ‘to betray Him in the absence of the multitude.’ Jesus had much to say to His disciples, and needed the quiet hours in the upper room, and therefore sent away the two with directions which revealed nothing to the others. If He had told the group where the house was, the last supper might never have been instituted, nor the precious farewell words, the holy of holies of John’s Gospel, ever been spoken. Jesus takes precautions to delay the Cross. He takes none to escape it, but rather sets Himself in these last days to bring it near. The variety in His action means no change in His mind, but both modes are equally the result of His self-forgetting love to us all. So He sends away Peter and John with sealed orders, as it were, and the greedy ears of the traitor are balked, and none know the appointed place till Jesus leads them to it. The two did not come back, but Christ guided the others to the house, when the hour was come.
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/luke/22-8.htm says:
ReplyDeletefor we read that on the following day those who led Jesus into the Praetorium went not in themselves, "lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the Passover" (John 18:28); and again it is said of the same day, that "it was the preparation of the Passover" (John 19:14). So the time of the Supper is described by St. John (John 13:1) as "before the Feast of the Passover." It appears that our Lord was crucified on the 14th of Nisan, on the very day of the sacrifice of the Paschal Lamb, a few hours before the time of the Paschal Supper, and that his own Last Supper was eaten the night before, that is, twenty-four hours before the general time of eating the Passover Supper. Clement of Alexandria is most definite: "The Lord did not cat his last Passover on the legal day of the Passover, but on the previous day, the 13th, and suffered on the day following, being himself the Passover"
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/26-15.htm says:
ReplyDeleteThirty pieces of silver - Mark and Luke do not mention the sum. They say that they promised him "money" - in the original, "silver." In Matthew, in the original, it is thirty "silvers, or silverlings." This was the price "of a slave" (see Exodus 21:32), and it is not unlikely that this sum was fixed on by them to show their "contempt" of Jesus, and that they regarded him as of little value. There is no doubt, also, that they understood that such was the anxiety of Judas to obtain money, that he would betray his Lord for any sum. The money usually denoted by "pieces" of silver, when the precise sum is not mentioned, is a shekel - a silver Jewish coin amounting to about 50 cents, or 2 shillings, 3d. The whole sum, therefore, for which Judas committed this crime was 15, or 3 pounds, 7 shillings, 6d (circa 1880's).
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/luke/22-12.htm says:
ReplyDeleteThe house which possessed so large an upper chamber must have been one of considerable size, and evidently belonged to a man of some wealth and position, possibly to Nicodemus or Joseph of Arimathaea. That it perhaps belonged to St. Mark's family has also been suggested. It had evidently been prepared beforehand for the purpose of the feast, in obedience to a previous direction of Jesus. "Furnished" (ἐστρωμώνον,) applies specially to carpets spread over the couches for the reception of guests. "In this large upper chamber thus prepared," said the Lord, "make the necessary arrangements for the Paschal Supper; procuring and preparing the lamb, the unleavened bread, the herbs, and other customary dishes." It seems probable that this" large upper room," evidently belonging to a disciple, or at least to one friendly to Jesus, was the same room which, in the happier hours after the Resurrection, witnessed the appearance of the Risen to the eleven, and, later, the descent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/luke-22-commentary says:
ReplyDeleteAnother point of difference is regarding the chronology of the Passover. Specifically, did Jesus really celebrate the Passover meal with His disciples on Thursday evening and then die as the Passover Lamb of God on Friday afternoon. The likely answer is "Yes." This will be discussed in more detail below, but just be aware that there is not a clear cut consensus regarding the events on Thursday and Friday. Another point to keep in mind as taught in Lk 22:1 is the fact that in Jesus' day the two separate feasts, Passover and Unleavened Bread, were considered as one feast, sometime referred to as Passover and sometimes as the Feast of Unleavened Bread (see Mt 26:17, Mk 14:1, 12, Lk 22:1).
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To understand the killing of the paschal (Passover) lamb, it’s important to know that in Egyptian society the lamb, or ram (a male sheep), represented a pagan god of the Egyptians named Amon (also spelled Amun, Amen, or Ammon). Amon, whose name means “hidden one,” was considered the king of the gods and the source of all life on heaven and earth. According to the Egyptian zodiac, Nisan was the chief month of this god, and the 15th of that month during the full moon was believed to be the apex of Amon’s powers. To the Egyptians the killing of a lamb was a desecration of their religion! The Passover sacrifice was a direct challenge to their gods. The lamb was so sacred in Egyptian cult practice that the people of the land were forbidden to even touch a ram, let alone bring it into their home, slaughter it, roast, and then eat it as God commanded the Israelites to do.
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As many as a quarter of a million lambs were slain at this time. Where did all the thousands of gallons of blood from these slain lambs go? How did they get rid of it? The answer is there was a drain at the base of the altar where it flowed (Leviticus 1:11, 13; 4:7, 18, 25, 30, 34). Huge amounts of water were poured into the altar's drainage system to flush the blood of these lambs. The Temple Mount was on a hill with a flat limestone surface. The drains emptied the blood into the Brook Kidron in the Kidron Valley that was below the Temple. Normally, this valley was dry throughout the year, but with the spring rains that came at Passover, the valley was turned into a flowing brook of water that would become a crimson stream as the blood of the lambs flowed into the water.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/luke-22-commentary continued:
ReplyDeleteF.F. Bruce writes, "Jesus' action, in singling Judas out for a mark of special favour, may have been intended as a final appeal to him to abandon his treacherous plan and play the part of a true disciple. Up to that moment, the die had not been irrevocably cast. If Judas wavered for a second, it was only to steel himself to carry out his fatal resolution, to become the willing instrument of Satan whereas he might have been the free follower and messenger of his Master. Satan could not have entered into him had he not granted him admission. Had he been willing to say "No" to the adversary, all of his Master's intercessory power was available to him there and then to strengthen him. But when a disciple's will turns traitor, when the spiritual aid of Christ is refused, that person's condition is desperate indeed."
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Bock writes that "Why Judas succumbed has been the object of great speculation. Some suggest that he was disappointed that Jesus did not set up an earthly kingdom, while others argue that he was covetous, since he received money for his services. The text does not tell us explicitly, except to say that he was “of the devil” (cf. John 6:70). His betrayal reveals his true character and shows that standing close to Jesus does not in itself guarantee spiritual success if the heart is not allied properly to God."
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“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? 23 “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.
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There are ONLY TWO spiritual kingdoms on earth, the kingdom of darkness headed by Satan and the kingdom of God headed by Jesus Christ. All unregenerate people belong the Satan's kingdom (cf Jn 8:44) and all believers are blessed to belong to Christ's kingdom. John speaking for believers says "We know that we are of God, and that the whole (unregenerate) world (from politics to entertainment to religion, etc) lies in the power of the evil one" (1 Jn 5:19+) who is "the prince of the power of the air" (Eph 2:2+), "the ruler of this world" (Jn 14:30). Because this passing world (1 Jn 2:17+) is completely under Satan's influence, believers must avoid being contaminated by the influences of the world, "for whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." (James 4:4+,) John commands believers "Do not love the world nor the things in the world.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/luke-22-commentary continued:
ReplyDeleteThe spiritual lesson for us from these verses is: Since it is possible to be religious and yet to be in league with Satan, we must guard against evil religion.
Satan uses religion more than any other tool to keep men in his domain of darkness.
The chief priests and scribes believed in the true God of the Bible, who revealed Himself to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Judas was not just a follower of Jesus, but also one of the twelve. And yet they all were in league with Satan in plotting for Jesus’ death. Even so, there are many who profess to be Christians, but they are in harmony with Satan, not with Jesus Christ. The Crusades were ostensibly under the banner of Christianity, but there was nothing Christian about them. Satan still uses them to malign true Christianity. The Inquisition and the persecution carried on under the reign of Bloody Mary in England were done in the name of Christ, and yet these events and the people responsible for them were hideously evil. The Protestant-Catholic terrorism in Northern Ireland is not Christian in any sense of the word, and yet the world perceives of it as Christian versus Christian.
Looking at the Jewish religious leaders and Judas, we can see a number of dangers for all who hold to belief in the one true God:
Religious profession is not enough.
Religious knowledge is not enough. - The chief priests and scribes knew the Hebrew Bible better than any of us do. Their knowledge filled them with pride, when it should have humbled them before God. Spiritual knowledge is good if it brings us to the true knowledge of God and of ourselves, which always results in humility. But if it puffs us up with all that we know, it will bring us to ruin.
Religious position is not enough.
Religious ritual is not enough.
Religious service is not enough. - The chief priests and scribes had devoted their lives to religious duties. Judas had served Christ for three years in as close a capacity as possible. He had gone out with the other disciples, preaching and healing the sick in Jesus’ name.
Religious affiliation is not enough.
Religious experience is not enough. - Judas witnessed the many miracles Christ performed. He had seen Jesus heal the sick and raise the dead.
B. Evil religion rejects Jesus Christ as Lord. many who profess Christ as Savior do not realize, namely, that they have never dethroned self and enthroned Christ as Lord. They came to Christ in hopes that He could do something for them. Maybe they hoped He would fix their marriage or straighten out a rebellious child. Perhaps they hoped that He would make them happy. But their problems have only grown worse. They are disappointed with Christ. He hasn’t given them what they had hoped for.
C. Evil religion promotes selfish desires under the guise of religious commitment.
The Jewish leaders and Judas were religious men, but their religion was a thin veneer over selfish desires and a means to fulfilling those desires. There were three areas of selfish desires these men shared in common:
The desire for money and material things.
The desire for prestige and recognition.
The desire for power and influence. Evil religion involves men a contest for power. If you can work your way to the top, you’ll gain power and influence. So you play religious politics. You network with those who have influence. You cater to the rich and famous. You use guile and manipulation to get ahead in the religious world.
https://www.preceptaustin.org/luke-22-commentary continued:
ReplyDeleteWhy did Judas betray Jesus?
Leon Morris - It is not clear why Judas betrayed Jesus. One motive was disappointed avarice (Mt 26:14f., which follows directly the story of the anointing with its ‘waste’, John 12:6). Some have tried to put him in a better light by suggesting, for example, that he was trying to get Jesus into a position where he would have to exercise his power and bring in the kingdom. Setting aside the not unimportant consideration that this would align Judas with Satan in the temptation narrative, all such attempts are speculation. There is no foundation for them in the texts.
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Luke 22:5 They were glad and agreed to give him money.
Judas' defection "simplified matters enormously."
Zechariah 11:12-13 -
12 I said to them, “If it is good in your sight, give me my awages; but if not, 1never mind!” So they weighed out bthirty shekels of silver as my wages.
13 Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the apotter, that magnificent price at which I was valued by them.” So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the Lord.
Fruchtenbaum - The priests took the 30 pieces of silver from the Temple treasury fund. One major purpose of the Temple treasury was to purchase sacrifices. The priests did so that day.
Fruchtenbaum - According to Exodus 21:32, thirty pieces of silver is the price of restitution for a dead slave. It became a symbol of contempt, and the figure 30 would be avoided much like number 13 is avoided in our country.
Rod Mattoon asks "You may ask, "Can a Christian be a pawn of Satan?" You better believe you can! He cannot possess you, but he can influence you to do his work and hurt the work of Christ. Christians gripped with greed, gossip, hate, bitterness, jealousy, carnality, apathy, or immorality can become pawns of Satan. In fact, it was Paul who warned us about letting Satan get a foothold in our lives. Ephesians 4:27—Neither give place to the devil. 2 Corinthians 2:11—Lest Satan should set an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Questions and findings:
ReplyDelete1. What were the chief priests thinking?
They were thinking that if the people continue to follow Jesus and raise a fuss, the Romans will come and take away their temple and their place. It seems at this point they ceased wondering if He was actually the Messiah. He's insulted them and rejected them one too many times and they thought the Messiah would never do that, even if Jesus is doing miracles only the Messiah could do.
2. What was Judas thinking?
Thirty pieces of silver was way too little money for Judas to be doing this for the money, so I think that is out - unless Judas didn't actually know the price was going to be thirty pieces of silver. But I think the stories in the other Gospels make it pretty clear that He did.
I think that it's more likely that Jesus wasn't following Judas' agenda, so Judas wanted to force Jesus back on the correct path by a confrontation with the Jewish leaders. In fact I wonder if it's a good thing he didn't mention this plan to the other disciples because it's likely that at least some of them would think it's a good idea.
It seems like Judas wasn't necessarily trying to bring destruction to Jesus based on his remorse afterwards when he sees what happens to Jesus.
3. Explain how Satan entered Judas, even though he ministered besides Jesus.
The Holy Spirit wasn't dwelling with people yet, so as long as God wasn't directly protecting someone, Satan could enter anyone God allowed him to. After Acts 2, Satan (or demons) cannot enter anyone whom the Holy Spirit is dwelling inside. While there is some debate on whether the Holy Spirit can leave a person once He enters, Satan cannot push the Holy Spirit out of anyone. While this is true, it seems like Satan (and/or his underlings) can whisper thoughts into our minds. (This is getting into an area that I'm unclear about).