Better to be an atheist than a devil that praises God. The devil loves to put on many hats and faces, one of his favorites is the face of Judas. A person who looks close to the Lord, a part of the fellowship, a singer of God's praises in the public square. Behind the scenes he lives as his own master, his presence among the believers causes tensions, his boldness questions the wisdom of God on the morality of wasting costly perfume when it could have been given to the poor. The bible says Judas was a thief, he looked Jesus in the eyes but did not see his Lord because sin kept him blinded to the light. Miracles, signs , preaching cannot wake up a soul that feels no remorse. Day after day he heard the wisdom of God on many topics, he knew his behavior didn't belong in this group but instead of changing he chose himself above all others. He would see Jesus as many see him , a teacher who could gather a crowd, a spotlight for himself, a follower who could pick and choose his beliefs and actions. Judas was wrong, persisting in sin gave the devil more power and control over him. Jesus warns him forcefully, revealing his sin of betrayal to him and another chance to repent, that it would be better had he never been born then to do what he is about to do. The Lord himself cannot get through, the heart is dead to the truth and the light. To be in the presence of the Lord and continue in sin is like recieving communion and not changing ones behavior, the results will be the same, an eventual hardening of ones heart where true remorse and repentance will be difficult. The urging from God to Judas to change was always there, keep the heart alive to what is good in the eyes of the Lord but one can refuse and refuse and refuse, the results are not isolated to Judas, he is one example of a person who makes one bad decision after another with his last decision being his worse by taking his life and not giving that life once and for all to the Lord. Death bed conversions are not the way to go because they are not guaranteed to happen but the Lord will not refuse any soul who would turned to him even at the last breath.