As the Jewish Passover was on our Wednesday that particular year and Christ our Passover Lamb was killed on that Wednesday, this means that if Judas kissed Jesus before Midnight it was our Tuesday, but if was just one minute after Midnight it was our Wednesday: The Bible doesn't say. (Remember that Jewish days begin and end at Sunset, but our western Julian-calendar days begin and end at Midnight.)
Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss as a signal to the soldiers who were arresting Jesus. This act of betrayal was part of a plan to identify Jesus to the authorities.
Judas Iscariot
Judas betrayed Jesus by identifying him to the authorities with a kiss, leading to Jesus' arrest.
He's referring to Judas betraying JESUS with a kiss. He is referring to Judas betraing Judas with a kiss.
Judas Iscariot was important as he betrayed Jesus with a kiss , and so Jesus was sent to Pilate and then crucified.
It was the sign of betrayl to Jesus.
A kiss on the cheek from Judas.
Judas led the guards to Jesus, intending to betray him with a kiss. Jesus stopped him saying "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" Luke 22:47.
In the garden of Gethsemane Judas said nothing to Jesus, but had told the guards that the man that he kisses on the cheek is to be arressted. Jesus replied to Judas after the kiss, "You betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"
Judas betrayed Jesus once. Peter denied Jesus 3 times.
Judas had been with Jesus for a number of years and so knew Him well. He probably gave the traditional middle-eastern 'kiss' still used today between males. Hence Jesus' comment 'do you betray the Son of man with a kiss?' This 'sign' was what he told those who had come with him to look out for, that they should arrest the one he kissed.
Judas' kiss of betrayal was a sign to the mob who came to arrest Jesus that he was the one to arrest. A kiss was, and still is, a common greeting custom in the Middle East. Using it in this way was the ultimate hypocrisy.