inners in the Hands of an Angry God?is a haunting sermon given by Jonathan Edwards. The sermon explains how people need to fear hell and the power of God. He says that God holds us from the wrath of hell everyday and could let go at anytime. The main purpose for this speech according to Edwards, was to awaken the unconverted persons of the congregation. The sermon goes on to further explain the application of the subject matter.
Edwards explains the wrath of God. He says to not be afraid of death, but only of dying and being cast into hell. On page 480 he says God holds us over the pit of hell, “much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect over the fire.?He tries to explain how powerful God is by comparing His power to that of a king on earth. On page 481 Edwards says, “All the kings of the earth, before God, are as
In what I feel is his strongest point, Edwards explains how God’s wrath lasts for eternity. He explains this horrible outcome on page 483: “you shall see a long forever, a boundless duration before you, which will swallow up your thoughts, and amaze your soul; and you will absolutely despair of every having any deliverance.?He says that every person in the congregation is facing this misery. He says there is no reason why anyone should expect to avoid burning in hell. He tries to frighten his parishioners even more by saying that many of them would be in hell in a very short time, in the next year, month or even day.
In another point, Edwards speaks of God’s fierceness and power. He says God will “inflict wrath without any pity.?On page 479 he describes the wrath of God as “great waters that are dammed for the p
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