Sinners who have asked forgiveness and repent of their sins will be kept out of hell.
Hell is personified. (There is hell's wide gaping mouth open.)
That sinners will go to hell. We need to repent and ask God for mercy.
The Wicked, on earth - at this very moment - suffer the torments of Hell. The Wicked must not think, simply because they are not physically in Hell, God (in whose Hand the Wicked now reside) is - at this very moment - as angry with them as He is with those miserable creatures He is now tormenting in hell, and who - at this very moment - do feel and bear the fierceness of His wrath.
An allusion is a figure of speech that is an indirect and brief reference to a place or person. An allusion in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is when Edwards mentions the wrath of God hanging over the congregation and telling them to fly out of Sodom.
Dante's pity for the sinners lessens, and he grows more angry with their sins.
It is only the hand of God
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The devil is wating for them, hell is gaping for them, the fames gather and flash about them, and would fain lay hold on them, and swallow them up, the fire pent up.....
In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," some references that might be interpreted as allusions to divine mercy include the idea of God holding sinners back from falling into Hell, the mention of God's readiness to forgive those who repent, and the portrayal of God's hand of mercy still being extended to sinners despite their unworthiness. These references show the potential for redemption and forgiveness even in the face of wrath.
In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards emphasizes the concept of God's sovereign will and mercy. He explains that it is only God's grace and mercy that prevents sinners from falling into hell immediately. Edwards emphasizes the importance of repentance and turning to God to avoid damnation.
Jonathan Edwards used a spider on s string being held above the flames. It was a picture of God keeping the sinner out of Hell.
In his sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, John Edwards described humanity as being attracted to Hell much in the same way objects are attracted to the earth, i.e. by gravity. In other words, Edwards said that the natural tendency of any human soul would be to fall straight into Hell. The only reason we don't, Edwards said, is that God is holding us up, and it is only by his incredible mercy that He does this, since we deserve to fall right into Hell. He describes us as needing to cling to God to prevent our fall into Hell.It should be noted that this response is only a brief look at Edwards' theology, and probably an oversimplication.