Re: birthright

He didn't have a whole lot of time left to manifest the fruits of his salvation, but the important thing is that from the very moment he recognized WHO was next to him and what paradise was all about....he entered into the Kingdom and he was "in" Christ. 

 It only takes a split second to be really saved.  Many have had this experience on their very last breath, because it is that instant realization that really matters, not how long anyone stays on earth after the fact to live it out!