It occurs to me that if Holmes was indeed demon possessed (or oppressed to the point of losing his own individual will), that his behavior in the courtroom indicates that whatever evil entities had influenced him to murder his victims in that theater have now “left the building” as in “left his physical body”. They’ve accomplished their diabolical ‘mission’ which was to inflict death and destruction upon the innocent. There is no longer any reason to stick around, they will spiritually throw Holmes to the wolves, and look for new prey to gain control over and commit the same sort of violence at some future point.
Is Holmes guilty? I contend he absolutely is guilty and he will hopefully pay the highest penalty provided by the law. As for the fate of his soul?
Until he walks into the death chamber for his appointment with Mr Needle, there is always the possibility of his confessing his sins to Jesus Christ, seeking Him to come into his life and clean him up, and while that prospect might cause some to recoil in disgust, there is plenty of precedent for it, and David Berkowitz (the ‘Son of Sam’ killer) is a perfect example of Redemption for a soul that most considered lost forever.
That was a very well thought out and courageous post ,dear friend.
We can not forget what Saul did in having people killed before becoming Saint Paul