Yes, even Joey Smith who broke and spat on every one of the Ten Commandments could have been forgiven and saved and gone on to Heaven if he had called on Jesus in those last few moments before he got himself killed...
But no, he had his demonic Jupiter talisman on him...the one he put all his faith in to protect him and give him wealth...
and he had a gun that he put all his faith in to shoot and kill his way out of jail...
and he had his fellow Freemasons in the crowd outside that he had gathered hoping that they were not still angry at him for betraying their secret blood oaths...(Like that would work for him)
faith in everything but Jesus the Savior...
calling on everything to save him but Jesus the Savior...
Being a latecomer, I love the parable of the vineyard workers, in which even the ones who signed on at the 11th hour got exactly the same wages as the ones who hired on early in the day:
I'm one of those to whom Jesus said, "Why are you standing around all day doing nothing?", LOL! So now I work in His vineyard and I have been promised exactly the same wages as those who hired on early in their lives. No trailer-park, consolation prize, pseudo heaven for moi!
We are living at a time where so many are searching for answers but fail to see there are traps set along the way to keep people from knowing the truth of Christ. Any diversion will do and they are plentiful now...because the enemy of men's souls know his time is short. Attacks against Christians is going to get worse.
We see Christianity taking huge hits now where one would never have thought possible this would be....and it's storm-trooping into the churches at record pace....not even subtle but blatant and in your face.....evidencing that it won't be long til God pulls down the curtain and says it's closing time folks.
There are still remaining some who want the truth....and there is a hefty battle for their souls....even Christians are being misled thru deception and lies. But then Christ did say this would come as that time drew near.
My hats off to those standing strong in the faith....the war is not over yet but we are on the winning team! let's hope and pray we'll bring more with us!