In the Old Testament, the shaking of the earth is frequently associated with God's presence and His mighty acts. One of the most vivid depictions is found in the book of Isaiah: "The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently" (Isaiah 24:19). This passage is part of a larger prophecy concerning the ...

Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel. He is the living God and the everlasting King. And the nations cannot endure His indignation. And the stars lose their brightness. He touches the mountains, and they smoke. Heal its breaches, for it totters.

God is doing the shaking, and he is doing it for a very great purpose described for us in this passage: "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven." This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of what is shaken, as of what has been made, in order that what cannot be shaken may remain.

The earth-shaking voice of God is described in Exodus 19:18-19, where the mountain trembled violently. This event signifies God's powerful presence and the seriousness of His covenant with Israel. The shaking of the earth symbolizes divine intervention and the establishment of a new order, emphasizing God's authority and holiness.

The fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all the creeping things that creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the face of the earth will shake at My presence; the mountains also will be thrown down, the steep pathways will collapse and every wall will fall …

The concept of "shaking" in biblical prophecy is a significant theme that appears throughout Scripture, symbolizing divine intervention, judgment, and the establishment of God's kingdom. This motif is often associated with God's power to disrupt the status quo, purify His people, and bring about His sovereign purposes.

And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.” This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place.

For Hebrews, the “shaking” of heaven and earth refers to the judgment of the enemies of God. This is what God promised at the enthronement of Jesus. God said to Him: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet” ( Heb. 1:13, ESV ).

One of the widespread misunderstandings of Hebrews is that it pits the heavenly (uncreated) world against the earthly (created) one, that it anticipates an annihilation of the cosmos while heaven remains as God’s unshakable kingdom.