“I pray he cried out to the Lord before it was too late.”
The Lord I believe in would have welcomed him home, anyway. Jesus loves us, even if we stray.
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Try reading his word.
Hebrews 6:
[1] Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
[2] Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
[3] And this will we do, if God permit.
[4] For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
[5] And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
[6] If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
That's right. It's the new covenant in his blood where he tells us he will remember our sins (past, present ans future) and iniquities no more (Heb 8:12; 10:17).
I saw the response to you quoting Hebrews 6:4-6, but that is Paul taking to the Hebrews, the Jews, to whom he is writing this letter. The Jews were the ones who were first enlightened and tasted of heavenly gifts, the Holy Ghost, the word of God, and His power. And many Jews did fall away and have remained away from Jesus for the last 2000 years, as this prophetic part of Hebrews tells us.
That does not apply to believers in the risen Lord Jesus Christ whose perfect sacrifice and blood makes us partakers in the new covenant which declares forgiveness forever to those who have received Jesus Christ.