When does one go to heaven?

[Don Corleone]

As for the original question, Duke John,... forget what any dogma or 'true vision' of Christianity says (Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist, or any other worldwide cult, and I AM a devout Christian).

How did Christ treat the establishment of the established religion of his day. He railed against the Sadducees and the Pharisees. He said they didn't have the first clue about what the Father wanted.

More importantly, He warned all of us against passing judgement on each other and condemning each other "Remove the plank from your own eye, then you can see clearly to help your brother with the speck in his".

But He also said "I am the way, the truth and the life. Noone may come to the Father except through me".

If you're asking if anybody else has the right to say you're bound for heaven or hell, no, nobody else on Earth can tell YOU where you're headed. If you're asking do you need to know Christ at some point in your life, I think so. I know that I do. If you want to talk about Christ, let me know. I'll tell you what I've learned of Him. If you want to talk about why we suffer from evil in the world, I can offer you my guesses. If you want answers, well, I'm sorry, you're going to have find those for yourself. No shortcuts.