[spirited irish]

I believe there will be “evil” persons in Paradise, ones who have repented before death yet whom most of us would consider to be beyond salvation.

A pathological liar is someone who is addicted to lying much the same as someone who is addicted to drugs, gambling, etc. This means that the continuous choice to do evil becomes hardened over time into habitual evil. A habitually evil person will not be in heaven even if he cynically 'repents' because God Who created the universe and all life is the only One Who can see into and know the thoughts and motives of all people.

[DannyTN]

I believe there will be “evil” persons in Paradise, ones who have repented before death yet whom most of us would consider to be beyond salvation

I do too. Three good examples are provided in scripture.

• The thief on the cross. Saved by a last minute acknowledgement of sin, acknowledgement of Jesus and asking for mercy in his own way.
• Paul, formerly known as Saul, who was tracking down and killing Christians. His life shows that he changed, but his pre-change crimes were immense.
• King David, who slept with Uriah's wife while Uriah was at war. Then ordered Uriah to the front line and ordered his men to abandon him to certain death. Yet 2 chapters later God has forgiven David and calls him a man after His own heart.