Mike Pence: Modern-day Judas Iscariot

Last night I sat listening to former Vice President Mike Pence make excuses on why he betrayed the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, back in November 2020.

Pence was interviewed by David Muir of ABC News during an “exclusive” television interview broadcast before the world.

It was a further disgrace of a person who now thinks he might just run for the Presidential office in 2024.

The arrogance of even considering such a run is outrageous, given the lack temerity this man possesses to even do what was right in 2020.

He did not have to guts to stop all the fraud taking place by refusing several state’s submissions of electoral votes that were illegitimate, but now he thinks he has the guts to stand before 75+ million Republican voters who loved Donald Trump and will endear their votes?

Anyway, Pence fielded several questions from Muir about January 6, 2021, as if that defined Donald Trump’s whole Presidency.

Trump was “reckless” and Pence was “endangered,” which was pure nonsense, given that all a person has to do is go back and watch the video of what Trump was saying at the time all the rioting was taking place.

I have characterized Mike Pence as a modern-day Judas Iscariot, because he, like all traitors, share a number of the same characteristics.

Judas was among those of Jesus’ inner circle; Pence was among Trump’s inner circle.

Satan compelled Judas to betray Jesus; Satan compelled Pence to betray Trump.

Judas played “Let’s Make a Deal” with Jesus’ archenemies; Pence played “Let’s Make a Deal” with Trump’s archenemies.

Judas sought an opportunity to betray Jesus; Pence sought an opportunity to betray Trump.

Judas sought to make a buck off his betrayal of Jesus; Pence is seeking to make a buck off his betrayal of Trump.

Judas pretended to support Jesus; Pence pretended to support Trump.

Judas later regretted his treachery; Pence is going to regret his treachery.

Now, some of President Trump’s critics will say, “Oh, so you think that Trump is the equivalent of Jesus. He’s your ‘Orange Jesus,’ in fact.”

My retort is that President Trump is nowhere near Jesus, as a person, much less a Savior, but Mike Pence has all the earmarks of another, traitorous Judas Iscariot.

That being the case, whether it is today or tomorrow, Mike Pence will want to give back the “thirty pieces of silver” the haters of Donald Trump paid or will pay him, so they could take him down.

Their response to Pence will be, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”

Finally realizing his usefulness to them is spent, he will go out and hang himself, if he has not already begun that process with last night’s disingenuous interview.

And I am absolutely certain that those who will betray Mike Pence, for his betrayal of President Donald J. Trump, will then bury him, just as they did Judas Iscariot.

It will be in a field designated for “strangers,” which is ironic, considering that Judas was originally a “friend” of Jesus’, just like Pence was once a friend of Trump’s.

Worse yet, Pence now considers Trump’s enemies his friends, when the reality is traitors have no friends, because traitors cannot be trusted.

As Jesus’ enemies treated Judas after they used him, so will Trump’s enemies likewise treat Mike Pence.

Let the coward reap what he sowed.

About the Author

Paul Derengowski, Ph.D.
Founder of the Christian Apologetics Project PhD, Theology with Dogmatics, North-West University (2018); MA Apologetics with Honors, BIOLA University (2007); ThM, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2003); MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2000); BA Pastoral Ministry & Bible, Baptist Bible College (1992)