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The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is one
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that most people are familiar with.
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Brought to you by Faith's Flare. Two
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cities that were destroyed by God
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because of the wickedness of their
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people. But what if there's more to the
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story than meets the eye? What if there
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are some things that the Bible doesn't
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tell us about these cities? Hello
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everyone. Welcome to my channel and
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today we're going to be discussing the
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untold story of Sodom and Gomorrah. If
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you haven't subscribed yet, then make
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sure to dudu and turn on notifications
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so that you never miss an upload. In the
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book of Genesis, we read about how Lot
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was told to flee from the cities of
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Sodom and Gomorrah because God was going
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to destroy them. He did as he was told,
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but his wife looked back and was turned
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into a pillar of salt. Their journey
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from Sodom to safety is said to have
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taken 10 days, but it's unclear exactly
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where he went or why the cities were
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destroyed. The destruction of Sodom and
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Gomorrah is mentioned in other parts of
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the Bible as well, such as in the book
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of Jude where it says, "Woe to those who
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turn the grace of our God into lwdness,
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just as the days of Noah." The fountains
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of the earth being opened and the
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judgment of the antidolivians came and
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just as the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
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were given over to sexual immorality and
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are seeking to have their own kind
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punished. Some people believe that the
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story of Sodom and Gomorrah is just a
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myth. But others believe that is a true
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story of two cities that were destroyed
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by a natural disaster such as an
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earthquake or a volcanic eruption. There
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is evidence to support both of these
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theories. The cities of Sodom and
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Gomorrah are mentioned in ancient texts
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from Mesopotamia which lend credence to
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the theory that they are based on real
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places. However, there are no
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archaeological findings that can be
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definitively linked to the destruction
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of these cities. Some believe that the
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story of Sodom and Gomorrah is an
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allegory, meaning that it's a story that
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has a deeper meaning. They believe that
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the cities represent the wickedness of
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humanity and that the story is meant to
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teach us about the consequences of sin.
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Others believe that the story of Sodom
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and Gomorrah is a parable, meaning that
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it's a short, simple story that
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illustrates a moral or religious lesson.
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In this case, the lesson is to not be
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wicked like the people of Sodom and
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Gomorrah or you will face God's wrath.
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One of the most interesting aspects of
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the story of Sodom and Gomorrah is the
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reason given for their destruction. In
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the Bible, it says that the cities were
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destroyed because of the wickedness of
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their people. But nowhere does it say
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exactly what this wickedness entailed.
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Some believe that the wickedness of
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Sodom and Gomorrah was their sexual
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immorality. This is based on the verse
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in the book of Jude that says, "Likewise
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also the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
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who were given over to sexual immorality
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and are seeking to have their own kind
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punished." Others believe that the
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wickedness of Sodom and Gomorrah was
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their lack of hospitality. This is based
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on the story of Abraham's nephew Lot who
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was invited to Sodom and Gomorrah and
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was treated horribly by the people
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there. What do you think the wickedness
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of Sodom and Gomorrah was? Let me know
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your thoughts down below in the
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comments. As I mentioned earlier, there
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are some things that the Bible doesn't
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tell us about Sodom and Gomorrah. One of
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these things is what happened to the
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people after the cities were destroyed.
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Did they all die? If so, how did they
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die? If not, where did they go? Another
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thing that the Bible doesn't tell us is
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what happened to Lot s wife after she
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was turned into a pillar of salt. Did
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she suffer? How long did she live like
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that? And finally, what happened to the
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land after the cities were destroyed?
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Was it cursed? Why? These are just some
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of the many questions that we have about
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this story of Sodom and Gomorrah. It's a
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fascinating story that has been pondered
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by theologians and scholars for
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centuries. There are many different
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theories about what really happened to
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these cities, but we may never know for
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sure. If you enjoyed this video, then
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for more content. Thanks for watching.
