Even while dying on the cross, Jesus extends grace to one of the other men being crucified with him--in this case, a thief who put his trust in Jesus in the final moments of his life. This passage is one of many from which Christians derive their understanding of heaven.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2023:39-43&version=NIV
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