the Wrath of God

styles but Jonathan Edwards style is more effective. The two texts “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards and the “MInister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, they compare in theme and style because both the themes of the texts is everybody has sin, and their styles compare because they use strong metaphors and hyperboles when describing the Black Veil and the wrath of God. Both texts have the same style of writing, of using strong words in their texts. In the text by Jonathan

trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord" (1 Thess, 4:16-18). This passage shows the uplifting of believers from earth to heaven. God will come from heaven, trumpets will sound and all believer in him will go to heaven. Pre Tribulation believers think that they are removed from the wrath of god for the Bible says "For God hath not

In the beginning, God spoke all of creation into existence. From the dust of the ground He formed man, and from the man, He formed woman. After creating man, He looked at all of His creation and said that it was very good (Genesis 1:31). Adam and Eve lived and worked in the beautiful garden of Eden, enjoying all of God’s creations and fellowship with Him. That is, until one day Adam and Even sinned before the Lord by eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Their decision

individual seeks to have their sins forgiven. In Johnathan Edwards’s sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Edwards is able to create a vivid imagery of what happens to individuals who commit sins. Edwards uses strong diction and imagery to make any individual repent for their sins. Edwards uses metaphors to inflict real fear in his readers by imagining God’s wrath like water. “The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present.” Because this speech is a sermon in a congregational

unworthiness and insignificance of man. “The God that holds you over the pits of Hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over a fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked:”. In this imagery, Edwards tells how the only thing keeping humanity from Hell is God holding them in His hand. However, God’s wrath is also depicted, as Edwards describes God holding them as if they were loathsome bugs or spiders. This emphasizes the huge size of God’s wrath, as generally people do not like bugs

The Character of God “God is Holy. He is set a part and unique. He is the author and creator of all life. The space around God is Holy, pure and full of His justice.” (The Bible Project, Book of Leviticus Video). Throughout, the Bible, God is constantly showing the Israelites grace and mercy, however, He is always following through with the judgements or punishments that are fitting according to the sins in which the Israelites are held accountable for, for disobeying God. God is slow to anger

in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards implements his purpose; puritans who are sinners must purify themselves to be saved by God. Jonathan Edwards applies imagery and repetition in his sermon to support his purpose. He uses these particular rhetorical devices to portray an image of intimidation. Jonathan Edwards sermon displays imagery to terrify the sinners. The sermon states, "...loathsome insects." Jonathan Edwards is indicating that in the eyes of God, God looks at the puritans with

audience in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. Many of Edwards’s imageries compared God’s wrath to nature and animals like snakes as a way to invoke fear. He claims that “you are ten thousand times more abominable in his eye than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours…” (56) Most humans naturally feel disgust and hate for venomous serpents. With this rational fear and disgust, the audience is able to switch roles with the snakes and experience the wrath people will have on them as a snake. As

of an Angry God”, Edward includes repetition, metaphor, and rhetorical questions to capture his audience’s attention and persuade them to follow the orders of God. Edward includes repetition to emphasize his main point toward his audience. Throughout the sermon he includes the words “wrath” and “hand”. He includes these words to represent what the sinners have to go through, which was “the fire[s] of wrath, that… held over in the hand of.. God” (8). Edward repetively includes “wrath” and “hand”

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, Jonathan Edwards uses literacy devices, especially metaphors and similes in order to convey God’s wrath on sinners. These metaphors and similes are imperative for driving emotion onto the readers and listeners. Edwards wants to strike fear onto the listeners by sending his message from God. To begin, Edwards uses a particular simile to describe God’s fury. On page 47, Edwards compares God’s wrath to water. “The wrath of God is like Great Waters that are damned