Even if the victim or the Lord forgives a perpetrator, that individual will still remain incompatible with heaven.
Because the forgiving actions of the victim or the Lord are not the actions of the rapist who is still a cockroach in his unholy, unclean, unrepentant sins and heinous abusive violations.
Redemption is not solely about forgiveness granted by the victim or the non-sinner; it fundamentally hinges on the sinner’s ability to repent and seek salvation.
Salvation is impossible if a sinner is unrepentant, especially if the perpetrator takes pleasure in continuously harming and violating an innocent person without consent.
Why is this the case?
Because rape represents a profound desecration—an aggravated abuse that violates a person and disrespects the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Rape inflicts deep harm on the victim and leads the abuser to become unholy, inhumane, and inconsiderate, ultimately resulting in being damned in both mind and soul, entwined with the depths of hell.
Moreover, abusers often reject the possibility of salvation and redemption by deluding themselves into believing they are saved and forgiven through faith in Christ.
However, faith without meaningful action—particularly behaviors that are appropriate, decent, and aligned with one’s beliefs—is hypocritical and ultimately meaningless.
Thus, the ability of the Lord or the victim to forgive does not guarantee that the sinner will receive forgiveness or salvation.
Therefore, rape, as an extreme violation of victims and a desecration of the Lord's temples, perpetuates a profoundly damned culture, devoid of forgiveness or redemption.
Finally, rape violates spiritual law, where purity of heart is required to see the Lord;*
and one must possess the heart of a child to enter heaven, where Christ says, "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."**
In addition, the unholy act desecrates the temple of the Holy Spirit in an unforgivable manner, all leading to damnation.
In order to have salvation, we must have a culture where purity of heart is possible and protected.
Rapists must be held accountable to the highest level of deterrent and to each count of continuous aggravated abuses and violations.
Otherwise, the rapes will create a rape culture which will create damnation for all involved, associated, and complicit in the heinous rape sins and crimes.
*Matthew 5:8
**Matthew 18:3
