God’s condemnation falls upon every individual, family, and city that rejects the Son of Man and his apostles; and destruction has several stages. Not only malice and lying decide the magnitude of punishment, but unbelief, and refusing to accept the gospel in the first place. On the Day of Judgment, the godly cities of Galilee will stand ashamedly before the people of Phoenician cities because of their belief in corrupt gods, for the people of Galilee did not receive the Son of Man with open arms. Sodom was burnt with fire from heaven, because of the pederasty that spread throughout the city. Yet every city, which does not accept Christ, will be more condemned, for unbelief and incomplete commitment to Christ are more sinful than any great impurity. Capernaum was Christ’s chosen city in which he wrought most of his miracles. But all its people will be afflicted with the severest torment, for they did not repent sincerely or become converted. Dear brother, did you hear the voice of the eternal Judge? Did you truly repent and believe completely in the gospel of salvation?
Wherever those who believe in Christ move and confess the Name of names, they are not alone or forsaken, but are accompanied by their Lord personally, in good and in evil. He considers their words as his, and he deals with them. Any insult, rejection, or torment that falls on his apostles directly burns his heart, as he said to Saul of Tarsus who persecuted the Christians, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" Whereas Jesus and his Father are one in Spirit and in truth, therefore any aggression against Christ’s witnesses is an aggression against God himself. God, the Highest will be your shield and reward, if you continue faithful in bearing witness to the Savior.