Reflecting back on the tragedy that occurred at Jonestown is obviously very emotionally difficult for Jim’s surviving sons, whose siblings died in the massacre. Jim Jones Jr. revealed in the 2018 documentary Truth and Lies: Jonestown – Paradise Lost, “There’s some things about Jonestown I’m never going to deal with, and I’m OK with that. The mind's a dangerous neighborhood. Don’t go alone."

Stephan, Jim's other surviving son said, “There were many people that were dear to me and a good number of them that I was dear to. I often thought about what it must’ve been like for them for us not to be there, you know. And I ask their forgiveness."

Out of the 907 cult members who died, nearly 300 of them were children. The deaths occurred in many different ways including getting injected with poison syringes, drinking poisoned flavor aid, and getting stabbed or shot.

Jim himself was found that day with a bullet wound to the head. Although he preached about social justice and equality in society, his underlying message was obviously a lot more sinister than anyone could’ve possibly guessed.

Stephan and Jim Jr. are still alive and continue to grapple with their varying perceptions of their father.

As of a 2019 Haaretz article, Stephan is married with three daughters and works as an executive at an office furniture company. And as of a 2018 report in the Seattle Times, Jim Jr. — whose first wife was killed while pregnant in the massacre — went on to remarry and have three sons while working in health care.