Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
- The wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber; the pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them; the flames do now rage and glow.
The most famous
fire and brimstone sermon,
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God was first preached by
Jonathan Edwards, a prominent
Puritan minister, in
Enfield, Connecticut in
1741. As was customary in
18th century New England, the sermon was printed and copies were distributed to a wide audience.
After its initial presentation, the audience was so frightened that many attendees were found openly weeping. There were also a number of reports of swoonings, outcries and convulsions from audience members.
The text of the sermon is now in the public domain.
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