God “did not hold back from punishing an ancient world, but kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, safe with seven others when he brought a deluge upon a world of ungodly people; and by reducing the cities Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them, setting a pattern for ungodly persons of things to come. ” — 2 Peter 2: 5, 6.
Veel mõistis ta hukka Soodoma ja Gomorra linnad, põletades need tuhaks ja andes niimoodi jumalakartmatutele hoiatusmärgi tulevaste asjade kohta ”.