"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Post

2nd paragraph: what you expect to hear in the serman that scared so many people

The introduction to the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” preached by Jonathan Edwards strains the huge impact that it had on the people of the time, and still to this day. It is considered to be the most remembered sermon in America. On July 8^th, 1741 Jonathan delivered the speech which brought the New England colonies trembling to their knees. The sermon caused a great deal of controversy at the time.  It is included in Anthology of American Literature books and usually is the only sermon throught the whole book. The sermon terrified the people of the time and began the Great Awakening.

I expect to hear in the sermon about the terrors of hell. The introduction said that it brought terror to all who heard it. I think that Jonathan talked about the levels of hell. He painted a picture of hell throughout the sermon going into such great detail and descripition that it brought hell to life. He explained how one would get to hell and what would happen when you got down there. I think this must have terrified many people because the reasons to go to hell might have been something they have already done. The people in the colonies never heard such detail of what hell is like, therefore it shocked them. Jonathans sermon must have been deep in discription to have an impact on people to this day.