Jonathan Edwards was an 18th century American preacher and theologian known for his sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." The sermon outlines 10 arguments for why sinners deserve eternal damnation in hell and are only kept from falling into hell at any moment by God's mercy alone. Edwards argues that sinners live constantly at risk of divine wrath and are utterly dependent on God's will. The sermon aimed to inspire spiritual conversion by vividly depicting the extreme peril faced by those who remain unrepentant of sin.