The lack of repentance of Chorazin’s first century inhabitants is not likely to have led to it’s destruction in a fourth century earthquake.* Nevertheless, Fr Peter notes, our refusal to repent does have serious personal consequences. Why not avoid them, accept Jesus’ invitation, and return to God?
*Eusebius writes that around 330AD the city was in ruins as a result of a devastating earthquake which was attributed to the punishment of God and the fulfillment of Jesus’ “curse.”
When the child grew, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him as her son and called him Moses; for she said, “I drew him out of the water.”
EX 2:1-15A
Jesus began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!”
MT 11:20-24