I once heard someone say, “I don’t care if I just barely make it into heaven, as long as I make it through those pearly gates!”  I have to be honest, this statement did not sit well with me. 

I suppose on one hand I get their point.  However you get to heaven, everyone that makes it will enjoy the same eternal reward.  Some make it in after a lifetime of faithful service.  Others are like the thief crucified next to Jesus, who made a death bed-last minute decision to believe.  He believed, and Jesus told him he would be with him in heaven that very day. On one hand, if you make it to heaven, you make it to heaven.