“JUDAS was a representative of human nature, ―fallen man. In him ‘the flesh’ enjoyed advantages greater than it ever enjoyed before or since―the advantages of early religious culture, of being called to discipleship, of being placed in the highest office of ministry, of being admitted to the personal acquaintance and friendship of the Lord, of being trusted by Him with condescension, familiarity, and kindness.
“The ‘flesh’ never had so favorable an opportunity for self-melioration and self-recovery. It was put to the test under the happiest influences―but only left to itself, and its real character is manifested. What was the result? Enmity against God, hatred of Love Incarnate―Judas betrayed his Lord.” W. H. H.