In Mathew 10:15 and again in Chapter 11:21 Jesus warns towns that if they do not accept His diciples that their future judgement will be more harsh than when He judges Sodom and Gomorrah and Tyre and Sidon. I am a little confused in that it seems that the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah and such were already judged. But the context makes it sound as if at a later date He will resurrect a whole town and judge it. What am I missing here?
Ask yourself why Capernaum (where Jesus had a pretty good reception), Bethsaida and Chorazin are singled out for a stiff warning, but Nazareth (where his own neighbours tried to kill him) is not.
Quote from: Sarah on October 20, 2008, 02:44:18 AM
In Mathew 10:15 and again in Chapter 11:21 Jesus warns towns that if they do not accept His diciples that their future judgement will be more harsh than when He judges Sodom and Gomorrah and Tyre and Sidon. I am a little confused in that it seems that the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah and such were already judged. But the context makes it sound as if at a later date He will resurrect a whole town and judge it. What am I missing here?
Israel was cleansed of Sodom, Sodom wasn't judged so much then as a disease was removed from Israel . . .Sodom will be judged by their uncleanliness and then the uncleanliness will be/is removed. That which they saw happen physically with Sodom is going to also happen to them spiritually. It's more difficult/painful to deal with spiritual matters than natural ones???