LDS scholar Blake Ostler has a brief but interesting post from 2005 on Peter's denial of Jesus wherein he argues, based on the Greek, that Jesus was commanding, not just predicting, Peters' denial of Him.
Follow up comments on Peter and Easter
I disagree with Blake on this point, as the Greek can be read as either a command or a prophecy, but Peter's subsequent actions (his remorse after his three-fold denial of Christ [Matt 26:75]) as well as the need for Him to affirm his love for Jesus three times in John 21:15-17 (reminiscent of his three-fold denial of Christ) forces me to hold that Jesus was predicting, not commanding, Peter's denial. However, Blake's comments are interesting and worthy of consideration.
Follow up comments on Peter and Easter
I disagree with Blake on this point, as the Greek can be read as either a command or a prophecy, but Peter's subsequent actions (his remorse after his three-fold denial of Christ [Matt 26:75]) as well as the need for Him to affirm his love for Jesus three times in John 21:15-17 (reminiscent of his three-fold denial of Christ) forces me to hold that Jesus was predicting, not commanding, Peter's denial. However, Blake's comments are interesting and worthy of consideration.
