The Acts of the Apostles , p. 558 . The Desire of Ages , p. 295 . The Desire of Ages , pp. Obviously, there was something in how these men, both possessing good traits, responded to Christ that made the crucial difference in their lives. However similar their traits, their destinies couldn't be more different.
Scripture is clear about the negative characteristics of Judas.
Thus, we see here some reasons why Judas's betrayal of Christ was so different from Peter's denial. In contrast, Scripture shows that Judas acted with premeditation and foresight. In other words, though both men did wrong, and both men revealed character weaknesses, and both men did, indeed, fail their Lord-one carried out his deed with premeditation, while the other acted out of momentary weakness. Like Judas, Peter also displayed some very negative characteristics. However, when the first real test came, he failed miserably.