The main focus of the world during the Great Awakening was religion, and the clergy were tasked with influencing people's thinking and transformation through the word of God. L The preacher's goal was to purify people's thoughts and beliefs to be saved from the wrath of God. Many people of different faiths, especially Christians, have wondered if hell really exists and have always wondered how a loving and merciful, a God benevolent towards His followers and willing to forgive their sins, may judge them and punish them with fire that burns eternally. Jonathan Edwards, the most famous preacher during the Great Awakening, answered this question about the reality of hell in an epic sermon he preached to a congregation. The Lord is merciful; however, “He is not only able to cast wicked men into hell, but can do so very easily” (Edwards 430). Here Edwards recognizes the mercy of God but also the worn out sinners who, that mercy will not be available on the day of judgment. so in His time to punish the sins of the people of Israel because they were condemned to hell for their lawless acts. Such a compelling analysis of “sinners” makes a sermon a masterpiece then and now. Gallagher asked many questions, including why it became a classic of hellfire and brimstone preaching and what strategies deployed by Edwards, the conscious literary artist, we can detect" to understand the success of "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God" (Gallagher 203). The “sinners” sermon was perfect during the Great Awakening because Jonathan Edwards was able with his great eloquence with powerful and frightening images of hell to persuade the Enfield congregation to seek forgiveness and repentance. Gallagher in his analysis emphasized the auditory experience of the sermon and coined a term known as “recurring pulse” to indicate Edwards's oratorical power to change his congregation with his voice rather than to impose any law on them (220). Gallagher suggested that critics of “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” focus more on understanding Edwards' preaching style and his approach to poetry to encourage others to analyze his writings in support of American literature (221). Regardless of what the critics of “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” would say, the facts remain the same. There are people who still deny the existence of God, much less His
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