Hebrews 12:26 Meaning and Explanation
“Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.”
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What Does Hebrews 12:26 Mean?
The voice that must not be refused is shown to be powerful beyond measure. At Sinai that voice shook the earth, and now, quoting Haggai 2, the writer points to a promise of something greater still.
A final shaking is coming, one that will move not the earth only but the heavens as well. The God who speaks is the God who can unsettle all creation. This is sobering, but for the faithful it is also clarifying: it tells them which things are temporary and which will stand. The promise turns the reader's gaze toward what lasts.
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What does Hebrews 12:26 mean?
God's voice once shook the earth, and now He promises a final shaking of both earth and heaven.