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Humble Hero
He looked at Judas with pity and said, “For this hour I came into the
world.”
With amazement the assembly saw the patience of Christ toward
His betrayer. This Man was more than mortal! But why did He not
free Himself and defeat His accusers?
His pleadings in vain, Judas rushed from the hall exclaiming, “It
is too late! It is too late!” He felt that he could not live to see Jesus
crucified, and in despair he went out and hanged himself.
Later that day, the crowd that was leading Jesus to the place of
crucifixion saw the body of Judas at the foot of a dead tree. His
weight had broken the cord by which he had hanged himself. Dogs
were now devouring his mangled body. Divine punishment seemed
already to be coming on those who were guilty of the blood of Jesus.
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