Question

Read this sentence from "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God" and answer the question. If God should only withdraw his hand from the floodgate, it would immediately fly open, and the fiery floods of the fierceness and wrath of God would rush forth with inconceivable fury, and would come upon you with omnipotent power; and if your strength were ten thousand times greater than it is, yea, ten thousand times greater than the strength of the stoutest, sturdiest devil in hell, it would be nothing to withstand or endure it. Which words in the sentence help define "omnipotent"? "fierceness and wrath of God" "ten thousand times greater" "strength of the stoutest, sturdiest devil" "nothing to withstand or endure it"

Answer 1

First of all, the word "omnipotent" means to have extreme or unlimited power, so having this definition in mind the correct answer to this question would be "nothing to withstand or endure it."

This option means that there's no power that could withstand or endure the unlimited power of God. The writer says that even if there's was a powerful devil, he would not match, compare or endure God's wrath.

Answer 2

The words in the sentence that help define "omnipotent" are : "strength of the stoutest, sturdiest devil".

The word omnipotent  means having power. Therefore, the words  stoutest and sturdiest are synonymous with omnipotent. Both words are adjectives and they are used in the superlative form. This makes their meaning more emphatic.

Stout means brave when it is before a noun: the stout(est) devil. Sturdy means strong and not easily damaged.

• "fierceness and wrath of God": These words are related to fury.

• "ten thousand times greater": This is a comparison but the phrase does not give any synonymous expression with omnipotent.

• "nothing to withstand or endure it": The phrase does not have any synonymous expression, either.

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