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The online texts of You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth (p. 179) and Revelation—Its Grand Climax At Hand! (box, p. 273) both state that the people of Sodom will not be resurrected or underwent 'eternal destruction'.

Claim ID claim-doctrine-sodom-books-online-say-noConcerns 19 September 2026Explicit statement
Explicit statement · 19 September 2026 Verified

The online texts of You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth (p. 179) and Revelation—Its Grand Climax At Hand! (box, p. 273) both state that the people of Sodom will not be resurrected or underwent 'eternal destruction'. You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth (online text), 19 September 2026Revelation—Its Grand Climax At Hand! (online text), 19 September 2026

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You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth (online text), “Chapter 21 — Judgment Day and Afterward”

19 September 2026 · pp.175-183 · pars. 9-10 (p. 179) · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“Will such terribly wicked persons be resurrected during Judgment Day? The Scriptures indicate that apparently they will not.”

Concerning the people of Sodom and surrounding cities; par. 10 says Jesus' words show they were 'totally unworthy of a resurrection'.

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Provenance and verification note

Confidence note. Online (current edition) text opened; p. 179 from page marker. The 1982 first printing (reported by secondary sources to say the opposite) was NOT opened; the brief's 'yes' reading of p. 179 is unverified.

Notes. Date field = access date; edition year not shown online.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-pe-online-judgment-day-sodom

Primary JW publication Verified

Revelation—Its Grand Climax At Hand! (online text), “Chapter 38 — Praise Jah for His Judgments! (box “Epistle to Sodom and Gomorrah”)”

19 September 2026 · pp.273 (box) · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“Jude 7 states that those Sodomites underwent “the judicial punishment of everlasting fire,” meaning eternal destruction.”

The box says Jesus 'was here using hyperbole' in saying it would be 'more endurable for the land of Sodom on Judgment Day'.

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Provenance and verification note

Confidence note. Online (revised) text opened; the box is labelled 'Box on page 273'. The 1988 first printing was not opened; whether it read differently is unverified.

Corroborated by. src-w-1988-0601-qfr-sodom

Notes. Date field = access date.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-re-online-praise-jah-box-sodom

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