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How could a whole town face judgment for rejecting Jesus?

Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” Matthew 11:20-24

            Like Sodom and Gomorrah, entire cities can face judgment for their actions as the mob mentality settles in and many give their lives to sin and selfishness.  Could there be any righteous people there?  Sure, but as a whole, the entire city has swayed toward rejection.  Jesus, here in these passages, stated that he visited Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum and did miracles there and nobody believed.  As the Bible has clearly shown, cities that reject Christ can have serious consequences on an entire population.  However, when it came down to an individual level, certainly if there was one believer in Capernaum, he wouldn’t face judgment because of his citizenship to that city, but rather based on his faith in God.