"Sinners in the hands of a Angry God"

As I was reading document 5, chapter 3 entitled " Jonathan Edwards pictures sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, 1741", it seemed vaguely familiar to something I read in high school. Then of course , I realized I actually did read it in high school. And as I was trying to think about the discussion we had on this speech Edwards gave, I read it again over and over again in my head and, the same feeling of astonishment came over me once again. Edward's used fear in order to get the people's attention. He made the people scared and terrified at the thought of enraging an already "Angry God." And the thing that astonishment me the most was that it worked. His speech was so persuasive and effective , that the people actually believed and followed his words. His whole speech is directed at the "sinners" and terrifies people into believing that they are doomed for a life of misery if you are against his words. It is hard to imagine how life would be like if a man preeched the way he did in this day and age. I doubt that it would cause such choas in today's world because most people now automatically think that their God is forgiving and not as angry as Edwards makes him to be.