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Originally Posted by EEfz6
The parable of the workers in the field in Matthew 20:1-16 addresses this situation directly. All who come to Christ receive the gift of salvation. It does not matter what hour of your life you come to know Him.
The thing about Christ is He knows your heart. Nobody is going to "fool" God with an insincere conversion, whether it be deathbed of not.
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That parable might go towards justifying the sincere ones but likely more often than not people put off converting until their deathbed specifically to lead a more simple and selfish life. Which might explain verse 16 in that parable where Jesus says "many are called and few are chosen."
We often talk of "turning your life over to Christ" or "living each day for Christ". If people have a chance and an inclination to do so before it's their time to check out I think they need to.