jonathan edwards

     

He preached, "The God that holds you over the pit of Hell, much as one holds a spider... over the fire, abhors you"

Trivia about jonathan edwards

  • In 1741 this famed revivalist gave his best-known sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
  • His 1750 farewell sermon was calm but his 1741 "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon had terrified people
  • This "Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God" preacher was valedictorian of his class at Yale
  • In 1741 the Great Awakening reached a peak when he delivered the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
  • In 1817 at age 51, Eli Whitney wed the 31-year-old granddaughter of this "Great Awakening" clergyman