But whether the thief was or was not baptized, the promises made by Jesus to the thief were made before Jesus died and before the first gospel sermon was preached in Acts 2. No one living today is similarly situated with this thief!
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then my servants would be fighting…” We do well to remember the “if-then” of our Lord before Pilate only moments prior to full implementation of the Father’s eternal plan of Redemption at Calvary...