These three individuals represent the three personalities that controls the three realms (heaven, earth and beneath the earth or First Adam, Last Adam (Saviour) and Antichrist.
Jesus hung on the cross having on him all the sins of the entire world on him. He represented there the first Adam, in whom everyone destined for earth sinned.
The thief that asked Jesus to remember him represented the redeemed by grace. Can you imagine someone who spent all his life commiting the sin of armed robbery, now galloping in one moment into paradise. This is the mystery of grace.
This mystery explains the fact that in just the same way we had no hand in becoming sinners, God has reserved a power that is able to getting us saving without our "active engagement", all he demands is only our belief in the sent one.
He was a thief but acknowledged Jesus as the saviour and this caused him to gallop into paradise.
The other thief, represent the antichrist, the one that does not possess the ability to acknowledge Jesus as lord and saviour.
This is what Easter reminds us of and we need to align. We are all saved by grace and not by works.
No matter what you might have done, you can be accepted in the beloved today. Happy Easter Monday.
Luke 23:39-43 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
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