If Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy or Jeffrey Dahmer believed that Jesus was their savior, will they be in heaven?

Question

I always wonder how surprised I'll be when I get there.....because of who's on a cloud with me.

Answer 1

You said the word IF. This means only "if" they repented and accepted Jesus as their saviour, but there is only one thing. Saying and meaning are two different things. God knows everyones heart and if they are sincere or not. Do you know if these guys repented or not? Also, I wouldn't worry about who else was on a cloud with you, as long as you are there in Heaven and not in hell.

Answer 2

From what I understand of the history of the two, Jeffrey Dahmer had expressed remorse for what he did and was grateful that he was caught. John Wayne Gacy on the other hand was known for preying upon young boys from jail, even just a day before he died by writing a letter to a boy that caught his attention and fit the profile for Gaceys victims.

I will ring your doorbell and run away!!!

Answer 3

Yes as long as they sincerely repented, according to Christian doctrine.

Bobby: how much do you know about christianity? according to christianity, no human lives a life free from sin. Your first condition would, under Christianity, automatically disqualify everyone. You don't have to love your enemies either. Its a virtue if you do, but its not required to go to heaven. If a person sincerely repents of the wrongs they did, and accepts jesus as their savior (even if it is at their deathbed) they will be "saved." So yes, there is a good possiblity of all sorts of people (not just dahmers, but hitlers too) going to heaven and having an eternity of bliss.

Answer 4

If they repented after the fact of the crimes they will be. In fact Jeffrey Dahmers parents say he repented and accepted Jesus before he was murdered in prison. I f that is true he is in Heaven
I am not saying I like it but a fact is a fact.

I say the same thing. We will be surprised who is and as not there.

Answer 5

Anyone can be forgiven by God through Jesus. It's a matter of giving it up and accepting Him as Lord and Savior, ask for forgiveness, and repent. People that are unforgiven and blaspheme His name and the Holy Spirit have a worst chance than the likes of those fellas.

Answer 6

IF you get there, it should be because you believe in Christ as Savior, not because of what you did or did not do on earth. He's not offering prizes (apparently) for the best person, as we all have sin, and He has none. One sin appears as black as another, any can be forgiven. Read John 3:16

Of course, God makes his own deciscions about everything, I'm sure, so we'll just have to wait and see.

Your question, of course, is Fundamentalist baiting,

Answer 7

I believe in Jesus as Savior and I am going to live with Him, not on a cloud. If any of the above truly accepted Jesus' sacrafice then they will also be with Him and not on a cloud.

Answer 8

Nobody can determine who is saved except for God, he is the only one that knows our hearts.

Just believing is not enough for salvation. That was never a teaching of the Church, the bible, or 2000 years of Christianity.

Some have tried to separate faith from love, with devastating results.

Answer 9

If any or all of these guys trusted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior then yes, they will be in Heaven. I just hope they don't live next to me.

Answer 10

Although it is highly unlikely for those who have gone this far into sin to trust the LORD, it is my understanding that Dahmer did.

YES GOD can and does forgive but remember, if GOD could not forgive them, HE could not forgive us either because it was OUR sin that caused His SON to be nailed to a cross.

One positive proof of this is Stephen Morin. He had killed several people and had just killed someone then he kidnapped a woman named Margaret out of a parking lot in San Antonio Texas and was forcing her to drive him out of state.

When Stephen abducted Margaret she was terrified, she began praying aloud. Instead of ordering her to drive away, Morin began to sob and talk about his unhappy childhood. Ms. Mayfield told him: "It's not coincidence you're here. God brought you to this car. You think the hell you're going through is bad; it's nothing compared to the hell you're going to. Even though you have committed some horrible things, God still loves you."


Morin forced Ms. Mayfield to start driving, and as she drove, she continued telling him about the love of Christ and began playing evangelistic tapes. Margaret said that I am going to pray for you right now. Stephen said NO!, I don’t want anyone praying for me! Margaret said SHUTUP, and she started praying for him.


At that moment Stephen changed into Peter by the power of God. Morin pulled off the road and began to pray. "Jesus, I am sorry for everything I have ever done. Please save me." Morin then picked up his pistol, opened the chamber and dumped the bullets into Ms. Mayfield's hands. "I knew I was witnessing a miracle," Ms. Mayfield would later say.


Morin decided to go to Fort Worth to meet with evangelist Kenneth Copeland, whose tapes Ms. Mayfield had played. When police picked him up hours later, Morin surrendered quietly. "This morning I would have got up and shot the gun," he told the officers. "But I met this lady today, and now I'm different."

YES GOD is able to forgive but there are many goody two shoe people who will NOT be there because they are counting on their good works to be there. ONLY trusting in Jesus Christ and accepting HIM for full payment for our sin will do it. Read the last link to make sure you have done so.