Why is there an immediacy to Edwards's sermon 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?'
1 He believed that you could not understand the
Second Great Awakening without listening to his
sermon.
2 He was being paid for each person he converted to
Christianity
3 He believes that the judgement of heaven is near.
4 He believes that if you don't repent for your sins,
you will never understand his sermon.