Read the Beforeitsnews.com story here. Advertise at Before It's News here.
Profile image
By Now The End Begins
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views
Now:
Last hour:
Last 24 hours:
Total:

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

% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.


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.

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?

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

Now The End Begins is your front line defense against the rising tide of darkness in the last days before the Rapture of the Church

HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our GoFundMe page

When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the building of the recording studio, but it also goes to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. Even all the way to South Africa. We even restarted our weekly radio Bible study on Sunday nights again, thanks to your generous donations.

CLICK IMAGE TO ORDER YOUR BOX OF NTEB GOSPEL TRACTS

But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. If every one of the 12,621 people on our daily mailing list gave $4.50, we would reach our goal immediately. If every one of our 151,781 followers on Facebook gave $1.00 each, we would reach 300% of our goal. The same goes for our 13,600 followers on Twitter. But sadly, many will not give, so we need the ones who can and who will give to be generous. As generous as possible.

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJV)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB

HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our GoFundMe page


The post Near The End Of His Life, Mafia Kingpin Al Capone Prayed To Receive Jesus Christ As His Saviour In Terminal Island Prison In 1939 appeared first on Now The End Begins.


Source: https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/mafia-kingpin-al-capone-prayed-to-receive-jesus-christ-as-his-saviour-in-terminal-island-prison-1939/


Before It’s News® is a community of individuals who report on what’s going on around them, from all around the world.

Anyone can join.
Anyone can contribute.
Anyone can become informed about their world.

"United We Stand" Click Here To Create Your Personal Citizen Journalist Account Today, Be Sure To Invite Your Friends.

Please Help Support BeforeitsNews by trying our Natural Health Products below!


Order by Phone at 888-809-8385 or online at https://mitocopper.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomic.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomics.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST


Humic & Fulvic Trace Minerals Complex - Nature's most important supplement! Vivid Dreams again!

HNEX HydroNano EXtracellular Water - Improve immune system health and reduce inflammation.

Ultimate Clinical Potency Curcumin - Natural pain relief, reduce inflammation and so much more.

MitoCopper - Bioavailable Copper destroys pathogens and gives you more energy. (See Blood Video)

Oxy Powder - Natural Colon Cleanser!  Cleans out toxic buildup with oxygen!

Nascent Iodine - Promotes detoxification, mental focus and thyroid health.

Smart Meter Cover -  Reduces Smart Meter radiation by 96%! (See Video).

Report abuse

    Comments

    Your Comments
    Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

    MOST RECENT
    Load more ...

    SignUp

    Login

    Newsletter

    Email this story
    Email this story

    If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

    If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.