Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God was a sermon delivered by Jonathan Edwards in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was a Christian preacher and theologian, he was widely known as America's foremost philosopher and theologian. He was also one of the leading figures of the first great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s. He was influenced by John Locke, the most influential Enlightenment thinker, and by John Calvin, the French theologian who was the father of the reform of the Presbyterian Church. Toward the end of his life he became president of Princeton University. Edwards gave the sermon because he was trying to restore the original sense of commitment that was in the early Puritans. I argue that sinners in the hands of an angry God should be held in custody. One of the reasons Edwards gave this sermon was to encourage the unconverted. There is nothing between us in hell except God's power to hold us, even if we disobey him millions of times, he continues to hold us from the fire at all times. We should keep in mind that God will be with us, we should ask Him for forgiveness and His mercy before the day of mercy has passed. There is the devil who wants to lead us astray; we too have offended him infinitely more than ever, yet he keeps us from falling into every beautiful moment (436). When we know that God is on our side, he encourages us to do more good deeds than ever, even if we sin many times, he still forgives us because he cares for us. “We may cry now with some encouragement to obtain his mercy, but when the day is past there is no hope for us; he will make us suffer misery because we disobey him, when we cry out to him he will do nothing but laugh and mock” (438). We have the opportunity to seek forgiveness, the door of mercy is wide open for our poor sin; when we draw close to Him he loves us, washes our sins in his blood and rejoices in the hope of the glory of God (440). What a shame to be left behind like this