Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011)

[Norfolk And Chance]

Nobody of course knows what will be his ultimate fate other than the fact that, like everyone else, he will stand before the judgment throne of God.

You say that as if it is fact. Facts please?

As Wilson observed, it was almost as if Hitchens was “afraid of letting down the infidel team,” so to speak (para. 10), as if to express a sort of concern that his antitheistic legacy might be robbed of its credibility should he quite inexplicably turn to Christ in repentance and faith at the end.

I know you never said it, but the statement above is vile christian slyness.

We do not know if he turned to Christ; there is no reason to suppose he did and plenty of reasons to think he did not.

We know that he won't have done.

And that is a sad and sober thing, for on the day that he stands before the throne of God he would have nothing to which he can appeal but the 62 years he lived from April 13, 1949, until December 15, 2011, a life during which he heard the light of the gospel in many ways and from many people but preferred the darkness of life apart from Christ, the Son of God he defiantly reviled.

It isn't sad at all, only if your belief is true. And if your belief is true, then it is sad for the human race as a whole, believers and disbelievers alike.