Yes, natural elements probably destroyed them like a near by volcano.
No, God didn't do it. He gave them up...He abandoned them. He was no where to be found.
He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request too;
I will not overthrow the town you speak of. But flee there quickly, because
I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.)
By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land.
Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the Lord out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land
Hello Roberth,
I'm just curious as to why would you even suggest that God had nothing to do with this when the scripture gives every indication that God was directly responsible for the destruction. For example, scripture states that at Lot's request, the angel agreed to spare the town of Zoar. Also, it states plainly in the scripture that
The Lord rained down fire and sulfur
from the Lord out of heaven. This definitely demonstrates that the Lord was the One doing the destroying. Not only that, but if you look at the Lord's and Abraham's conversation on the previous day, the Lord said that he would not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah if he found at least ten righteous people there. This demonstrates premeditation on the Lord's part. Why would you take an opposite position when the scripture is very clear that it was the Lord that destroyed those cities and for the reasons that are mentioned?