A Prophetic and Esoteric Investigation into the Identity of the Son of Perditio
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Judas, the Son of Perdition
- Where Is the Antichrist?
- Fig Tree Prophecy and the Final Generation
- Covenant with Death: Judas and the Priests
- Knights Templars and the Secret Place
- Balaam, One Eye, and the Dajjal
- Judas and the He-Goat Ritual
- Tophet Ceremony and the Northern Dead Sea
- The King of Tyre, Judas, and the Anointed Cherub
- The Tabernacle Between the Seas
- Conclusion
1.Preface
This study explores one of the most startling and overlooked prophetic identifications in Scripture: the possibility that Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Christ, is not only a historical figure but also the one who reappears in the end times as the Antichrist—the son of perdition. Through a synthesis of biblical prophecy, Dead Sea Scroll evidence, ancient rabbinic literature, and Second Temple rituals, this work traces the hidden thread connecting Judas to the holy place of the Tabernacle and the mysterious Copper Scroll cave near the Dead Sea.
The document contends that the body of the “Just”—the Zadok—was removed from the secret chamber and replaced by the “terrible one,” aligning with Isaiah’s prophecy that the just was turned aside for a thing of nought. It further explores the prophetic warnings of Jesus, the typology of the King of Tyre, and the symbolism of the scapegoat ritual. This analysis aims not only to decode the layered biblical language but also to expose the spiritual deception set in motion from the beginning—the covenant of death hidden in the shadows of religious sanctity.
Through these insights, the reader is invited to reconsider what lies beneath the surface of the ancient texts and physical landscapes of Israel, and to discern how Judas’s story may yet be unfinished, waiting for a final revelation from the hidden place.
Judas: The Antichrist in the Tabernacle
2. Judas, the Son of Perdition
In John 17:12, Jesus refers to Judas Iscariot as “the son of perdition”:
“While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name… none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.” (KJV)
This unique title reappears in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, describing the “man of sin… the son of perdition.” The only two occurrences of this phrase in Scripture suggest a prophetic link between Judas and the end-time Antichrist.
Paul writes that the Antichrist sits in the “naos” of God—not the Temple complex (heiron), but the inner sanctuary, a word used to describe the Tabernacle. This implies that the Antichrist’s presence is tied to the holy place, not the visible temple.
3. Where Is the Antichrist?
Jesus warned:
“If they say unto you, ‘He is in the desert’ or ‘in the secret chambers,’ believe it not.” (Matt. 24:26)
This prophetic statement aligns with the belief that the Antichrist will be declared to be in a “secret place.”
The Copper Scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, points to a cave in the Judean Desert where the Tabernacle of Moses may be hidden. In 1992, archaeologist Vendyl Jones discovered what many believe is this “secret chamber.” Tradition suggests Judas’s body lies there.
According to the Copper Scroll, in this cave there is a body of the Zadok (meaning “the Just”). His body was removed, and the terrible one was put in his place. This is confirmed by Isaiah 29:15:
“Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?”
And Isaiah 29:20-21:
“For the terrible one is brought to nought… That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just (Zadok) for a thing of nought.” (one going to the abyss)
The subject matter goes back to Isaiah 28:
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it
The Theological Dictionary : “The context is a message of judgment to the drunkards of Ephraim and more specifically the scoffers who rule this people who are in Jerusalem, (28:14 who now boast of having made a covenant with death and hell and made falsehood (0r false gods) our hiding place (NIV)
Two words used have an unusual use of the word “yasad” in the “Niphal “They are used as follows:
- PS 2: 2, Ps 31:13 “The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together against the lord his anointed”
The meaning is to fix or seat themselves close together or sit in the conclave which closely parallels to the first verb. not, forbear. “His anointed” (Hebrew: mashiach) refers prophetically to the Messiah—interpreted as Jesus in Christian understanding. - Zech 11: 12-13 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.Two unusual words are in this document each only used in one other place in scripture.
These two passages together show:
- The initiation of the betrayal (Luke)
- The agreement and payment amount (Matthew )
These verses are directly referenced in Matthew 27:9–10, where Judas’s betrayal money is used to buy the potter’s field, fulfilling this prophetic text. Both of these apply to Judas
- Luke 22:1–5 (KJV)“Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.”
- Matthew 26:14–15 (KJV)“Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?
And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.”
The Zohar also speaks of underground hiding:
Said Rabbi Hiya: “We read, ‘Can anyone hide himself in a secret place, that I shall not see him, saith the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth?’ (Jer. 23:24)… A certain king built a large palace with subterranean passages and chambers… The rebels went and hid themselves there. The king said, ‘Do they think to hide from me who planned and built the palace?'”
Thus, God declares that even the secret underground chambers cannot conceal the wicked.
Furthermore, when the waters overflow the hiding place, as in Isaiah 28, the ashes from the Kalal (a ceremonial vessel) will restore life to the one hidden there. This aligns with the prophecy that the terrible one. Will he be cast out of the grave like and abominable branch?
Isaiah 14:19 (KJV) as you requested:
“But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stone(s) of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.”
This verse is part of Isaiah’s prophetic taunt against imagery have long been seen as typologically linked to Lucifer, the Antichrist, or in my framework, Judas.
- Acts 1:25 says Judas “went to his own place.” Will he rise again—to come to the King of Jordan and then go to Tyre to make a deal with a small people – the Hezbollah and become the King of Tyre?
- Revelation 11:7 states that the beast will ascend from the Abyss. Early tradition places this Abyss at the north end of the Dead Sea, linking it with the Tabernacle cave.
4. Fig Tree Prophecy and the Final Generation
The parable of the fig tree (Matt. 24:32) is often interpreted as a reference to Israel. However, Isaiah 28 shifts the fig imagery, associating it with the rise of the beast from the sea, rather than Israel’s rebirth.
The Qumran War Scroll speaks of 40 years of war preceding the harvest—a complete generation. During this time, the Church age ends, the hireling flees, and yet a flock remains. This transition leads up to resurrection and judgment.
Isaiah 28 also speaks of waters overflowing the hiding place—perhaps symbolic of judgment uncovering Judas and his covenant.
5. Covenant with Death: Judas and the Priests
Isaiah 28:15 mentions a covenant with death. When did Israel’s leaders make such a covenant?
Matthew 27:3-8 reveals that they covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver. This fulfills Zechariah 11:12-13:
“They weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver…”
This silver purchased both Jesus’s betrayal and Judas’s burial, forming a twin transaction: two goats, one for the Lord (Jesus), and one for Azazel (Judas). Judas confessed his sin and cast the money into the Temple, paralleling the scapegoat.
6. Knights Templars and the Secret Place
Jesus said, “If they say he is in the secret chambers, believe it not.”
The Knights Templars, claiming to be the Elect, held secret meetings in a cave near the Damascus Gate. This cave, linked to tunnels reaching the Judean wilderness, was believed to connect to the Tabernacle hiding place.
They even hinted in documentaries that they found the body of Jesus beneath the Temple Mount but quickly redirected the claim—suggesting perhaps a riddle about another body: Judas.
The Zohar and Jeremiah 23:24 echo God’s omniscience:
“Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him?”
God declares He created the very caverns men try to hide in—and He will expose those who dwell there.
7. Balaam, One Eye, and the Dajjal
The Zohar links Balaam to the “evil eye,” saying he tried to curse Israel with it. Zechariah 11:17 speaks of an idol shepherd whose right eye is darkened. Islamic eschatology describes the Dajjal, a one-eyed false messiah.
All these may refer to the same Antichrist figure, who hides in the secret place and deceives the world.
8. Judas and the He-Goat Ritual
Leviticus 16 describes two goats:
- One for the Lord (Jesus)
- One for Azazel (Judas)
Jesus and Barabbas were both offered to the people. Barabbas (possibly Judas) was released. Both were called “thieves.” Both were tied to the same 30 pieces of silver. Barabas means the son of the Father
- Jesus was the son of the father God.
- Judas was the son of the father Satan
Tradition holds that the scapegoat was cast off a cliff in the wilderness near the Dead Sea, possibly the same area where Judas died.
The Messiah was said to have had his soul body placed in the foundation stone upon creation. At that moment the rock split. One portion is in the Holy of Holies. The other is in the pit. Sophia Pistis indicates the Dark Lord had his soul body placed in the rock in the abyss. Was that rock , His own place that Jesus said Judas went to. On Yom Kippur the scape goat was cast over backwards onto this rock from the He goat tunnel. Is that where Judas went and hung himself uppside down and cast himself? If so did the priests pull his body up from across the chasm and place him in the Tabernacle?
The Copper Scroll says a Zodak (righteous one) lies in the hiding place. Could this be a twisted reference to Judas? One goat was sacrificed; the other cast into the wilderness. Judas confessed openly and then died, much like the scapegoat.
9. Tophet Ceremony and the Northern Dead Sea
Though Tophet was in the Valley of Hinnom, its spiritual function of judgment and burning is transferred in Second Temple thought to the wilderness and the Dead Sea cliffs.
Qumran sectarians possibly reenacted Yom Kippur ceremonies there. The cliff where the scapegoat was cast is linked to the He-goat tunnel and the Abyss of Revelation. Ezekiel 39:11 mentions a valley “east of the sea” for burial, supporting this geography.
Thus, the north end of the Dead Sea becomes the new ceremonial Tophet: the site of betrayal, death, and coming judgment.
10. The King of Tyre, Judas, and the Anointed Cherub
Ezekiel 28 presents the King of Tyre as both a literal ruler and a symbolic being with immense spiritual significance:
“Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so… Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.” (Ezekiel 28:14-15)
This passage transcends any human king—describing a being in Eden, full of beauty and pride, later cast down. Many interpret it as Satan or a satanically empowered ruler, closely aligning with the Antichrist.
Prophetically, this mirrors Judas:
- Once chosen and empowered,
- Fell due to iniquity,
- Betrayed the Lord,
- And now symbolizes the final deception.
Isaiah 14 supports this typology:
“Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land… Thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch…” (Isaiah 14:19)
This describes a being rejected from the grave, much like Judas who “went to his own place” and whose body was purchased with blood money for a cursed field.
Thus, the King of Tyre, the anointed cherub, and the abominable branch all converge in prophetic symbolism with Judas, prefiguring the Antichrist.
11. The Tabernacle Between the Seas
Daniel 11:45 gives a cryptic yet profound description of the Antichrist’s final position:
“And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.” (Daniel 11:45, KJV)
This prophecy places the final dwelling or command center of the Antichrist—symbolized by “the tabernacles of his palace”—between the seas, likely referring to the Dead Sea, and in the glorious holy mountain, generally identified as Zion or Jerusalem.
In light of this, the Judean wilderness, especially the region between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, becomes highly significant. This is the same region:
- Where the Copper Scroll cave is located
- Where the He-goat ritual concluded
- Where Qumran preserves ancient priestly warnings about end-time deception
The phrase “he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace” implies an auhorized sacred presence—the tabernacle. This aligns precisely with the theory that Judas, or the Antichrist, sets himself up within the holy place, not in the Temple of God, but in the hidden Tabernacle.
Thus, Daniel’s prophecy links:
- Judas, the son of perdition
- The Antichrist, dwelling in a false sanctuary
- The Tabernacle cave, geographically between the seas
But he “shall come to his end, and none shall help him”—foretelling the final downfall of the one who set himself in the place of God.
12. Conclusion
Judas Iscariot, the son of perdition, is not just a figure of the past. He may very well be the Antichrist, hiding in the Tabernacle cave near the Dead Sea. As prophecy unfolds, the waters will overflow the hiding place (Isa. 28), exposing the great lie.
This is where the treasures of Isreal are located expected to be over a trillion dollars of gold.This is where the dragons Satan and his son were placed.
Deu 32:33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.34 Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
When they say, “He is in the secret chambers,” believe it not. For what lies there is not Christ—but the carcass. And where the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered (Matt. 24:28).
The ealges are the tribes of Israel rev.12 that literally (Strongs Concordance) go to a room on the coast of the plain. Ie the Tabernacle place. This occurs after the waters overflow the hiding place.
Isaiah 35:7 (KJV):
“And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay,
Isaiah 35:10 (KJV):
“And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”
So putting it together with verse 7:
- Verse 7: The wasteland where dragons once lay is transformed into fertile land.
- Verse 10: The redeemed shall enter that restored land—Zion—with joy and singing
This document presents a prophetic synthesis: Judas, the Antichrist, awaits his rise not from a political stage, but from the sacred, hidden ground once meant for holiness. The Tabernacle has been defiled, and the final deception is ready to be revealed.
