Three crosses stood on Calvary. Two thieves and the Lord Jesus Chrsit hung thereon, each doomed to death by crucifixion. The words of Jesus . . .
are taken to be an affirmation that he and the tief would be in heaven that day, and are referred to as Christ's promise to the dying thief. There is abundant evidence that this passage has been misinterpretated, and that evidence is worth considering: