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Hebrews 12:27
The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author of Hebrews addresses believers to explain the meaning of the divine promise in the preceding verse about shaking heaven and earth. He clarifies that this shaking serves a specific purpose in God's redemptive timeline.
The words — σαλευομένων (saleuomenōn) translates literally as “being shaken,” describing the temporary state of the created order that must be removed. ἅπαξ (hapax) means “once [more],” marking the definitive nature of this final divine intervention.
The thread — This theme of the passing created order and enduring divine reality appears in Matthew 24:35, 1 Corinthians 7:31, and Revelation 21:1. Each reference contrasts the temporary nature of the current world with the permanence of God's words or new creation.
Why it lands — The text states that created things will be removed so that only what cannot be shaken remains. This demands that readers abandon reliance on the temporary world and direct their worship toward the unshakable kingdom with gratitude and reverence.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Cross-references
- Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- 1 Corinthians 7:31 and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
- Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
- 2 Peter 3:10 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
- Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
- Psalms 102:26 They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
- Ezekiel 21:27 A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’