In the sermon "Sinner’s in the Hand of an Angry God" by Johnathan Edwards‚ he author describes how God can easily condem sinners into the pit the fiery pit of hell in any given moment. Edwards clearly informs his audience that God has an omnipotent force and won’t delay on sending you into hell. He incorporates alliteration‚ imagery‚ and simile into his sermon to convey his message. First Edward applies examples of alliteration to emphasize the idea that God is omnipotent. In various paragraphs
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Hell. The four lettered word that trembles in the throats of men and children alike; The images of suffering‚ flame pits and blood‚ the smell of burning flesh‚ the shrieking of those who have fallen from grace. For centuries man has sought out ways to cleanse his soul‚ to repent for his sins and possibly secure his passage into paradise‚ all evoked by the fear of eternal damnation and pain. The early 20th century philosopher and existentialist writer Jean-Paul Sartre saw life as an endless realm
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with the line "tiger‚ tiger burning bright" in which the word "tiger" is repeated as though the poet is speaking to the tiger itself to add emphasis. The speaker associates the tiger with fire‚ which to me reflects the tiger as hell‚ in which hell is the opposite of heaven. The image in my head is that the speaker is feeling fearful amongst the forest alone. The speaker’s emotions add with the feeling of devouring fire. For the speaker‚ the tiger may symbolize a destructive fire that he fears and
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over in the hand of that God…..nothing you can do‚ to induce God to spare you one moment…”. Edwards is trying to make you imagine that you are been held by God over the pit of hell. This appeals to fear by creating anxiety of not knowing when he could let you go then‚ and when he does you would be descending down to hell with know one to help you. Edwards uses the phrasing “that you are held over in the hand of that God…..nothing that you can do‚ to induce God to spare you one moment…
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Some Christians believe that god banished the arch angel Lucifer from heaven because he was questioning God’s work. This story of the devils origin is not found in the bible‚ but in other religious books called the Apocrypha‚ which are not thought to be suitable to include the Bible. The story says that Lucifer was an angel that refused to bow down to the first human God created‚ so God threw Lucifer out of heaven and he fell to hell where he resides as the Devil. The quote “you choose to become bad
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‘The concept of life after death is incoherent’. Discuss. (35) For millennia‚ humanity has been plagued by the issues surrounding life after death because the only way of truly knowing what happens is to actually experience it‚ by dying. This means that we can only theorise possible outcomes and discuss key issues such as personal identity or immortality of the soul. Theories about life after death are all interested in whether or not there is a part of the human body which survives the death of
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entrance to Hell. On the gate there was a sign that read “All hope abandon‚ ye who enter in!” Virgil told Dante to forget all his suspicions and not to be a coward. As Virgil led Dante on‚ Dante heard screams and cries of sadness and despair. Dante asked Virgil what he was hearing and Virgil told him he was hearing the people in purgatory. They were people that were not faithful to God but were to themselves. Virgil also said that these people had been rejected from Heaven‚ as well as Hell and their
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Brent Fairchild Professor Wilkie Humanities 220 4/25/13 Dante’s Inferno Essay The way that Dante portrays Hell in the Inferno is very specific and filled with loads of lots of imagery. The book uses lots of figurative language‚ while being complimented with the very intricate descriptions of the physical world. The logic of the structure of Hell‚ as well as the nature of God’s action for placing people there for their crimes‚ shows Dante’s great imagination. Dante’s work is not anything of
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person wants to get knowledge‚ he has to fight with the religious‚ so the humanists have deep thinking‚ not enough strength. Therefore‚ in the prelude of chorus‚ Marlowe used the Greek legend‚ "His waxen wings did mount above his reach‚ and‚ melting‚ Heavens conspired his overthrow" impact this tragedy. In Dr. Faustus‚ Marlowe affirmed the human spirit "knowledge is power‚" but he use a tragedy to tell this legend‚ so that readers can be influenced‚ that was the succeed of this drama. Also‚ Dr. Faustus
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the city as a great bird flying high”(Hood 1). So‚ to begin this journey toward those counselors‚ Dante opens with “Joy to you‚ Florence‚ that your banners swell‚ beating their proud wings over land and sea‚ and that your name expands through all of Hell”(Alighieri 1-3). That “joy” may bring the reader back to the Mount of Joy from the very beginning of Dante’s journey. That began as his goal‚ but was unreachable as he stood alone. However‚ that “joy” to Florence is ironic in the sense that Dante speaks
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