"Sinners in the hands of an angry God" Post

In “Sinners in the hands of an angry God Introduction” the video, the narrator tells the story of a man named Jonathon Edwards. Edwards was a pastor who delivered a sermon, Sinners in the hands of an angry God, which shocked the newly forming America. According to the narrator, even the most scholarly minds of modern time, which experience more imagery then comparable, are astounded by the imagery Edwards produced through his metaphors on God’s wrath. Of course, our fright is nothing when compared to the fright the sermon received when it was first given by Jonathon Edwards himself. He could possibly be referred as the Father of the Great Awakening considering he started the controversy on which the Great Awakening built its base. Although he is known by America as stern and loveless, those that were closest to him would argue he is the exact opposite, both loving and generous. To Edwards, it was his duty to revive his people and inform them that Hell was real, and that they must take responsibility for their salvation. A sermon that strikes such controversy can only make a reader wonder what Edwards said that scared America so much.
What I believe Edwards said to give America such a scare, is he informed them of the severity of hell. He must have mentioned things such as it is a fiery pit of despair that is equivalent to never ending suffering. He also could have stated that the reason for events such as storms, fires, and natural disasters is that they are God's way of expressing his discontent with the sinners he had created. That God had decided that the only way to know who was a true believer was to torture humanity, and from the tortured pick out who still believed. God is known as being an omnipotent figure, so he has the means and reasons to do such things to the people on Earth. Johnathon Edwards could have told early America that God would only save the truly righteous at heart, and that all others would perish in Hell along with the other sinners. Only statements such as these could arouse such distress in an entire forming country, causing a religious movement such as the Great Awakening.