"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Response

The reaction of the people when Jonathan Edward's sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was one that would be remembered throughout generations. Edwards preached of how God hated everyone on Earth. He hated them more than the people that were already in Hell. He spoke of God as if he were just waiting to kill each and everyone of them and drop he or she into the fiery pit known as Hell. One would think that Edwards would preach this with anger and frustration in his voice but it was actually the opposite. He spoke in a monotone voice, giving the people time to ponder each word and let the fear of all of their fates sink in. Not only were there men and women listening, but children as well. Jonathan Edwards went from town to town frightening entire cities with his sermon. Even today peoples reactions wouldn't have differed from those when the sermon was given. Readers of the sermon in the twenty-first century are still spooked by his chilling tales of fire and brimstone.