If understanding the mysteries coded in the Gospel of Thomas is/was a prerequisite for obtaining the ‘Kingdom’ then its disappearance for more than 1,600 years is truly tragic: all of those lives without a single salvaged soul. It’s difficult for me to envision a One God that would let that happen.
I’m thinking that the sayings of that work (as secret as they are) are a gift, of sorts, to bring comfort, provide directions, and impart wisdom to the ‘newly ungrounded’.
I suppose that we will all find out sooner or later.