What is the theme of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

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previous thoughts were very well articulated.  I think that the overall theme is to bring fear
into the hearts of Edwards' listeners.  The vision of God presented is one where the time is now
to repent and fall into his favor.  This is something that Edwards was deliberate in
constructing.  If we examine theme as a message of a work, I think that to be in fear of God and
to immediately strive to be in his favor becomes the theme of the sermon.  Edwards aims his
message at those who fail to believe and those who are actively participating in spiritual
transgressions.  There is little in the sermon that is intended to reassure those who are
following the path.  In fact, Edwards' hope seems to be to strike fear in all of his listeners,
to ensure that even those who are spiritually intact do not become complacent and stray.  In the
end, the theme of being afraid of the divine is something that resonates in a lucid
manner.