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The Great Sifting
Commentators explain that the "shaking" described in this verse refers to God's process of removing everything temporary. This includes the ceremonial aspects of the Old Covenant, which were "made" to be replaced, as well as all worldly systems and false ideas. This divine sifting clears the way for what is truly permanent.
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Albert Barnes
On Hebrews 12:27
18th Century
Theologian
And this word, Yet once more. That is, this reference to a great agitation or commotion in some future time. This is designed as an explan…
AT Robertson
On Hebrews 12:27
And this word (το δε). He uses the article to point out "ετ απαξ" which he explains (δηλο, signifies, present active indicative of…
Charles Ellicott
On Hebrews 12:27
19th Century
Bishop
This word, Yet once more, is equivalent to once more only; and the words “once more only will I move the heaven and the earth” mu…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Hebrews 12:25–28
19th Century
Preacher
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we tur…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Hebrews 12:27
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 fin…
John Calvin
On Hebrews 12:27
16th Century
Theologian
And this word, yet once more, etc. The words of the Prophet are these, Yet a little while; and he means that the calamit…
John Gill
On Hebrews 12:27
17th Century
Pastor
And this word yet once more
Or as it is in (Haggai 2:6) "yet once it is a little while"; which suggests,…
Matthew Henry
On Hebrews 12:18–29
17th Century
Minister
Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church-state was formed, was a mountain that could be touched (though the people were forbidden to do so)���a plac…