This comes from Jonathan Edward’s famous sermons, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” It is said that he read this sermon dispassionately, in a monotone voice, which only heightened the sense of shock and horror at the God he was portraying. When people heard him describe God in such a fashion, many fell to the floor, weeping, wailing, and crying out in terror for their very lives. It was considered to be a great “revival sermon.”
I am shocked by this sermon as well, but for completely different reasons. Jonathan Edwards is widely considered to be America’s greatest theologian, which I find terribly disturbing.
