Hebrews 12:25-29 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken — that is, created things — so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.”
God shook Mount Sinai to reveal his greatness to a specific ethnic group, the Jews, his chosen people. Even today through Jesus Christ, we serve the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jesus, Abraham's SEED, revealed God's merciful and loving nature towards mankind by dying on the cross for our sins. By sending his son as the perfect sin offering, God made the whole world accountable for what they do with Jesus. Those who trust in Jesus Christ by faith will be saved; those who reject Christ's sacrifice will come under the judgment of sin, which is death. This is Christianity: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John 3:16-18) God made a way for sinful men to enter into his presence. For many such a plan seems too arbitrary and abstract to understand, but the Bible clearly states that Jesus is the only way to eternal life; no one can enter God's presence or spend eternity with him without going through the door, Christ our Lord.
The above verses warn mankind to accept God's plan of salvation, for someday He will shake all that can be shaken. Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens. Eventually, this world and the heavens will be judged. Peter talks about a new heaven and earth. John wrote in Revelation, I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. If God shakes the Earth off its axis, turning it to dust, we must have an eternal resting place, a place to abide with God. If heaven and earth pass away, and all that we know and experience ceases to exist, those who trust in him will still have a resting place with God. God is a spirit, we worship him in spirit and in truth, and in our spirits we will be with him eternally, forever safe and secure with God. This is our hope IN CHRIST. This world is not our home: our home, our inheritance, is IN CHRIST with God. As the body of Christ, the church of the living God, we are found in the kingdom that cannot be shaken. The Earth and its contents will be shaken, but the kingdom of God will stand firm forever. Praise the Lord.
Therefore, we do not live in dread or fear of what is coming on the Earth. We do not run here or there to find rest because our souls rest in the assurance that God loves us and Jesus Christ is our Lord. Presently, Christians remain in transition, always on the move. Our homes are but tents, not our final destination. We do not seek mammon as our inheritance. We do not serve the things of the world; neither do we let the cares of life hold us down. We serve God with reverence and awe, knowing He has a plan for our present lives and a blissful future in store for us with him. Yes, in the former years, He shook a mountain, but in the future, He will shake all of creation. But regardless of the shaking, we who are in Christ have a permanent home in his presence, eternally safe with our lovely Lord, for we who have placed our trust in him are at home IN HIM FOREVER.
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