Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Hebrews 12:27

"And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain." — Hebrews 12:27 (ASV)

The writer picks out the expression “once more” to point out the decisive significance of the things of which he is writing. There is an air of finality about it all. “The removing” (GK 3557) of what can be shaken will occur in the final day. This physical creation can be shaken, and it is set in contrast to what cannot be shaken—the things that really matter. The author does not go into detail about the precise nature of the ultimate rest. But whatever it may be, it will separate the things that last forever from those that do not. “So that” introduces a clause of purpose. It is God’s will for this final differentiation to be made so that only what cannot be shaken will remain.