Is it ever too late to repent and be forgiven?

Question

What if a serial rapist-killer on death row sincerely repents and accepts Christ in the last hours before he is executed? Will he go to heaven?

Answer 1

Yes, if he is genuine... counter intuitively enough he will.

It's too late to repent once you are in Hell, apparently.
Another reason Christianty doesn't make sense: Gandhi went to Hell.

Answer 2

Yes, if he in sincerely repents and accepts Christ. The beauty of the grace that Christ gives to us is that it can never be earned. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. So a serial rapist killer repenting and accepting Christ would be the same as any non-believer accepting Christ.

Answer 3

The formula for Salvation is given in St. John 3:5. St. Peter gives us the whole formula in Acts 2:38. We have evidence of the Holy Ghost in Acts 2:4, 10:45-46, Acts 19:6, and in St.Mark 16:17. This will clear up any questions that you may have.

Answer 4

Yes. I read that Jeffrey Dalmer (serial killer) accepted Jesus as his personal savior before he was murdered in jail. Remember, Jesus said though your sins be as scarlet his blood will make them white as snow. Dalmer probably suffered loss of his rewards in heaven but he did call upon the name of the Lord and was saved. God cannot lie. Once you have died the physical death it is too late to repent. That is why it is written to seek God while He can be found. We are here today and gone tomorrow.

Answer 5

I personally believe that you will be judged by your works as well as grace. I dont think that someone can be a serial killer or hurt children and get in. The bible mainly paul in his gospels talks of being judged in the last days. Faith in god is the main thing, but if you have faith in him you will be more careful of how you live. You can repent for certain things but you works will be what is judged.

Answer 6

yep
but be careful - knowing there is repentance and acting on it in a timely fashion are two different things.
People think that they can just act how they want all their lives and repent whenever they want to - and then continue to act out - repent etc. That's not the way God works.
The bible tells us that Christ will come like a thief in the night. That means that he'll come totally unannounced and in His own time.

Answer 7

It is nice he should sincerely repent, but he won't go to heaven.
Nobody does.
Going to heaven is a lie put out by christendom .....not to be confused with Christianity.
The evil-doer beside Christ repented at the last minute and Jesus told him he would be "in paradise."
After his resurrection, Jesus stayed around the earth 40 days.
Should we think that evil-doer got to heaven BEFORE Jesus?
No can be. Jesus was the first ever to leave earth and go to heaven.
When that evil-doer heard the word 'paradise', being Jewish, he thought immediately of Psalm 37:29

Answer 8

yes, he or she will. and it's happened. time and time again. sometimes, sad as it is, people don't 'get it' til it's too late. but, with the lord, it is never too late. did you know that when christ died on the cross, he died between two other 'criminals' and when the one asked to be forgiven, jesus told him that he would see him in heaven. it is wonderful to know the lord and to live a good life for the lord, but, we are all only human and subject to failing. in god's eyes, lying is a sin, just as murder is a sin. so, we all must go forth daily, asking for forgiveness and moving on in that forgiveness, until our day comes to stand before the lord, and we all will.

Answer 9

i think so, the bible says all who call on the name of the lord will be saved, that includes serial rapists and killers. I think though it would have to be really really sincere.

Answer 10

yes he will go to heaven. I believe that he can repent and reconcile with God even in seconds. It's not a matter of time.