Easter celebration reminds us of a number of things that occurred in relation to the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Among those are Judas’ betrayal and Peter’s denial of Christ. Some may argue that Judas’ betrayal was worse than Peter’s denial while others may argue the opposite. One thing is common; both were acts of disappointment to their dear Master. There are some other similarities between both men’s actions; they were both forewarned by the Lord. In Mat. 26 Judas was informed that he was the person to betray the Lord (vs. 25) while in vs. 34, Peter was told that he was to deny the Lord thrice before the cockcrow. Another similarity is that both men completed their respective betrayal and denial actions without stopping amidst their actions to reason that they were doing exactly what they were warned against. If after receiving the 30 pieces of silver Judas reasoned that he was betraying his innocent Lord, he probably could have returned the money and decided not to lead the mob to Christ. Similarly, if Peter reasoned that he was doing just what he was forewarned against, he might have stopped after the first or second denials. The same Lord who warned both Judas and Peter has also warned us that those who are not saved will have their parts in hell fire. Again, like Judas and Peter, some people will not reason to heed the Lord’s warning until they enter into hell fire. It is amazing how we often ignore warnings thinking that we have things under control, but we don’t.
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