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Near The End Of His Life, Mafia Kingpin Al Capone Prayed To Receive Jesus Christ As His Saviour In Terminal Island Prison In 1939

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At the close of the talk, Capone’s face seemed to radiate, and when I asked those prisoners to stand who felt the need and will to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour, he was the first to rise.’ That this ‘conversion’ had taken place, no one doubted.

Back in November of 2017, I made a lot of people mad with an article entitled ‘AS DYING SERIAL KILLER CHARLES MANSON WAITS FOR THE FLAMES OF HELL, COULD YOU PRAY FOR HIS SALVATION?‘. Evidentially, there were a lot of Christians who felt that Charles Manson could not be saved, and if he could, should not be allowed to be saved because of all the evil that he had done. Ironically, of course, that’s the whole point of salvation now, isn’t it?

But speaking of evil people who ‘don’t deserve’ to get saved, here’s one that may just shock you.

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:13 (KJV)

Gangster Al Capone Gets Saved

Without going into the long and storied history of Al Capone and his many stints in prison, I want to focus on an event that happened to him on March 19, 1939, in the Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institute in California.

Al Capone was released from Alcatraz on January 6, 1939, and sent to the Federal Correctional Institute at Terminal Island near Los Angeles.  There, one Sunday Reverend Silas A. Thweatt, pastor of the First Baptist Church of San Pedro, California, held a church service.  When he asked if any needed prayer, Capone raised his hand.  They prayed.

When Thweatt gave the invitation, according to his account in Time Magazine, “‘At the close of the talk, Capone’s face seemed to radiate, and when I asked those prisoners to stand who felt the need and will to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour, he was the first to rise.’ That this “conversion” had taken place, no one doubted.”  Al Capone was the first of 16 men to stand up.

If you’re like me, at this point in the story, you are very tempted to dismiss this account as ‘urban legend’, I know I was when it was first presented to me. But it is indeed true, and was documented in Time Magazine, the Winnipeg Free Press, the Los Angeles Times and in many other outlets of the day. Shocking, isn’t it?

Al Capone was not a man afraid of prison, having had spent most of his adult life behind bars at this point. He knew he was about to be released shortly, and he was, so this was no ‘jailhouse conversion’ to impress the parole board. No, by all accounts in the newspapers, and from Reverend Silas A. Thweatt who was there preaching, Capone heard something in the message that day that convicted him, and he prayed and asked Jesus to save him.

We have preached on the streets here in Florida for the past 6 years, and in that time 20 people have come forward and prayed to receive Jesus Christ as their Saviour. Did all those people actually get saved, were they all sincere? I have no idea, but they responded to the preaching, became convicted, and prayed and asked Jesus to save them just like Al Capone did. Good enough for me.

“And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?” 2 Samuel 3:33 (KJV)

Interestingly, the title of the sermon that Rev. Thweatt preached that fateful day was ‘Dying Like A Fool’ in a text taken from 2 Samuel 3:33. Al Capone knew he was dying of a disease that would kill him sooner rather than later, and he decided not to die as a Christ-rejecting fool. The Los Angeles Times noted that Capone attended the prison church services regularly after his professed conversion, an excellent sign that he was sincere.

What About You, Christian?

Christian, I hope this story inspires you today on many levels. First, no one is so wicked and so evil that Jesus cannot save them. Jesus shed His blood on the cross at calvary for the worst of the worst. Remember, the thief on the cross that Jesus took to Paradise was also the same guy spitting in His face at the start of the day. Don’t look at the lost as people unworthy of salvation, no matter how lost they may seem to you to be.

“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.” Acts 20:24 (KJV)

Second, you may never preach in a prison but if you’re saved you have already been called to be a witness right where you are. And you may never have the chance to witness to a famous figure, but God will almost certainly use you as the means that a lost soul bound for Hell gets turned around and given a hope of Heaven.

Lastly, Christians are the most powerful people on the face of the earth, for they are the only ones who can point a lost soul towards Heaven. We received that commission to preach and teach the gospel at the moment we became saved. DL Moody once said ‘if you give a man a taste for soul winning, you will spoil him for anything else’. How true that is.

When was the last time YOU shared the gospel of the grace of God with someone who needed to hear it?

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From the Friday morning edition of the Los Angeles Times, March 24, 1939

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The Massive Monroe Correctional Complex In Washington State Just Sent Us An Urgent Email Asking Specifically For King James Bibles For Their Inmates

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We are sending a thousand King James Bibles to The Massive Monroe Correctional Complex In Washington State through Bibles Behind Bars

The Monroe Correctional Complex is actually made up of 5 incarceration facilities and they are the Washington State Reformatory Unit, Twin Rivers Unit, Sky River Treatment Center, Minimum Security Unit and the Intensive Management Unit. It houses 2,400 inmates across the spectrum all the way from minimum/medium up to maximum security. What they don’t have are King James Bibles, and Chaplain Donghyeok Kim has reached out to us to help him to change that.

“And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.” Acts 16:9 (KJB)

When I told Chaplain Kim that we would immediately send him 500 Bibles now, and the other 500 when he needed them, he was overjoyed. Imagine, no red tape, no votes from a ‘selection committee’ or any of that other nonsense. He told us of his need, and we had his request processed within minutes. That’s it. This is the miracle of Bibles Behind Bars, and why we’ve grown to be one of the largest jail and prison ministries in America exclusively supplying the King James Bible in English, and the Reina-Valera Gomez King James Bible in Spanish. Please pray for the work that Chaplain Kim is doing there in Monroe, along with his fellow chaplain, that souls will continue to be saved and that everyone who needs a King James Bible at Monroe Correctional Complex will receive one. Now come help us to keep the supply lines open!

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Emmanuel Macron Slams Trump For For Creating A ‘New World Order’ And Abandoning His European Allies After Pulling Out Of Dozens Of EU Organizations

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Emmanuel Macron decries Trump’s America isolationist stance and says he is ‘destroying the world order’ but what’s really going on?

As if on cue, France’s Emmanuel Macron has now joined Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier in sounding the alarm that Donald Trump is “destroying the world order” by pulling the United States out of a long list of U.N.-linked agreements and institutions they proudly wear as badges of global virtue. Macron, Steinmeier, the U.N., the EU — all of them are architects and defenders of the same framework that conditions the world to accept centralized authority “for the greater good.”

“Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.” Psalms 146:3 (KJB)

One side screams “Global cooperation!” The other side screams “America first!” But neither side is your friend. The Bible tells you not to pin your hope on princes, because today’s hero is tomorrow’s headline, and all of them are dust in God’s hands. It’s the direction of the world to go toward a one-world political order that culminates in a one-world ruler. Trump stepping away from these “woke” U.N. agreements doesn’t derail prophecy, it doesn’t even slow it down. If anything, it agitates the system, forcing elites to double down on calls for stronger global enforcement. Chaos always precedes consolidation. And consolidation always produces a demand for a savior-figure who promises order, stability, and peace — at a cost. Right now you are watching the chaos, just wait for the consolidation. Something worse than the United Nations is coming.

Emmanuel Macron says Trump is ‘destroying world order’ after leaving ‘woke’ UN agreements

FROM METRO UK: The Trump administration announced it wouldn’t take part in the UN’s population agency, international climate negotiations, UN Women and other organisations. Many of the targets are UN-related agencies that focus on issues the Trump administration has categorised as catering to diversity and ‘woke’ intiatives’. Other non-UN organisations on the list include the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance and the Global Counterterrorism Forum.

The move has been slammed by international leaders, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying the US is ‘breaking free from international rules’ and ‘gradually turning away’ from some of its allies.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier went further, saying America was destroying the world order.

‘Then there is the breakdown of values by our most important partner, the USA, which helped build this world order,’ he said. ‘It is about preventing the world from turning into a den of robbers, where the most unscrupulous take whatever they want, where regions or entire countries are treated as the property of a few great powers.’

In the executive order signed by Trump, posted on the White House website, it reads: ‘After deliberating with my Cabinet, have determined that it is contrary to the interests of the United States to remain a member of, participate in, or otherwise provide support to these organisations.’

This July, Trump pulled the US out of UNESCO over its support for what he calls ‘woke causes’.

The State Department accused UNESCO of having ‘a globalist, ideological agenda for international development at odds with our America First foreign policy’. The department’s spokeswoman, Tammy Bruce, said that ‘continued involvement in UNESCO is not in the national interest of the United States’. READ MORE

French President Emmanuel Macron sharply criticised the United States under President Donald Trump, saying it is “breaking free from international rules” and “gradually turning away from some of its allies” amid tension over renewed U.S. interest in Greenland. Macron’s remarks, delivered to French ambassadors, reflect growing European concern about Trump’s assertive foreign policy and the perception that long‑standing alliances are being undermined. His comments come as European leaders press for respect for Greenland’s sovereignty and coordinated diplomacy in response to U.S. actions.

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DEPARTMENT OF WAR: As Trump Calls For Massive Increase To War Budget, Many Of His Top Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases, Why Now?

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As Trump lays out plans for massively increased war budget, his top officials are all moving onto the safety of military bases

Question of the Day: What do Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, Miller, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll all have in common? They have recently moved themselves and their families into military housing normally reserved for generals and high-ranking military officers. Seeing as all these people are civilians, why is this happening? When you add to that Trump’s call yesterday for a massively increased military budget, it sure feels like people are preparing for war.

“Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.” Psalm 140:2 (KJB)

Donald Trump on his Truth Social site yesterday said “I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars.” I believe in a strong military, always have, but isn’t a trillion dollars enough to get that job done? Do we really have to add another $500 billion to that budget? Well, it would all depend on what type of military Trump is looking to build, and more importantly, what is he looking to do with it? Are many of his top people moving onto military bases because they know things about what’s coming that we don’t know? Let’s look at what we do know so far. War is coming, prepare yourself.

Trump On The March:

So when you lay it all out on the table like that, a $1.5 trillion dollar budget for the war machine seems like a pretty good idea. But wait a minute. Isn’t Trump the “president of peace”? Why would a peace-seeking leader need such a high military budget? He says it’s “peace through strength”, but those words ring quite hollow. If you seek peace, then you have a Department of Defense. If war is your goal, then you need a Department of War. I think it’s quite clear why more and more of his top officials are moving onto military bases, you’d have to be blind to miss it.

Senior Trump officials — including Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller — have reportedly moved into US military bases near Washington amid security fears following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The relocation underscores rising tension and political unrest as the administration faces backlash and protests. Living on bases like Fort McNair and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, these top figures cite “organized campaigns of dehumanization.” The White House has since labeled antifa a domestic terror group, heightening the national divide. Officials say the relocations are “temporary security measures.”

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But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORTTO THE FIGHT!!!

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