Everything Everywhere Daily · Sunday, September 6, 2026
Reverend Jonathan Edwards delivered fiery sermons in Northampton, Massachusetts, including the famous "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" in 1741. His sermons used vivid imagery of divine wrath to urge congregants to confront their sins, resonating particularly with younger and economically fragile members.
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
“The God that holds you over the pit of hell much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect over fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked.”
“You hang by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing about it, and ready every moment to singe and burn it asunder.”