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. Its ultimate fruit amply compensates for any temporary pam. So in the Lord's Supper ( 1Corinthians 10:16 , 11:24-26 ), the body and blood are separately represented. They must not make light of afflictions, and be without feeling under them, for they are the hand and rod of God, and are his rebukes for sin. Hebrews 12:27 (NAS) Hebrews 12:27 (CSB) Takes to Himself as a son "in whom He delighteth" ( Proverbs 3:12 ). Is it any wonder, therefore, that when moral and spiritual values have been so badly shaken there is a tremendous increase in divorce and immorality? There is pain and suffering. As being made - And consequently liable to change. Now the [phrase] "yet once [more]" indicates the removal of what is shaken, namely, things that have been created, in order that the things that are not shaken may remain. Hebrews 12:27 (NIV)
The words "still once more" reveal the removal of what is shakenthe things that are part of this creationso that what isn't shaken will remain. 
straight--that is, leading by a straight road to joy and grace ( Hebrews 12:1 Hebrews 12:2 Hebrews 12:15 ). Many biblical promises assure us of Gods concern for every one of His children and of His pledge to keep them secure until they are safely home with Him in heaven. But still, "the mount" must be supplied from Hebrews 12:22 . Mount Sion--antitypical Sion, the heavenly Jerusalem, of which the spiritual invisible Church (of which the first foundation was laid in literal Zion, John 12:15 , 1Peter 2:6 ) is now the earnest; and of which the restored literal Jerusalem hereafter shall be the earthly representative, to be succeeded by the everlasting and "new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven" ( Revelation 21:2-27 ; compare Hebrews 11:10 ).
2. 7. He addresses them as runners in a race, and pugilists, and warriors [CHRYSOSTOM]. 23. written in heaven--enrolled as citizens there. matter of grief." No dout yt same that he sayth yet once more signifieth the removinge a waye of those thinges which are shaken as of thinges which have ended their course: that the thynges which are not shaken maye remayne. Hebrews 12:27 (NKJV) While "following peace with all men," we are not so to seek to please them, as to make God's will and our sanctification a secondary object; this latter must be our first aim. 25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. Quoted from Proverbs 4:26 , Septuagint, "Make straight paths for thy feet." [BENGEL]. That the things which are not shaken may remain - Even the new heavens and the new earth, #Rev 21:1|. They must not despond and sink under trials, nor fret and repine, but bear up with faith and patience. . Hebrews 12:27 (WNT) . 1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
The hand is the symbol of one's strength. Be this as it may, to deny that Christ's atonement is truly a propitiation, overthrows Christ's priesthood, makes the sacrifices of Moses' law an unmeaning mummery, and represents Cain's sacrifice as good as that of Abel.
See then that you refuse not his gracious call and offered salvation. "Some in adversity kick against God's will, others despond; neither is to be done by the Christian, who is peculiarly the child of God. God leads them by a way they know not ( Isaiah 42:16 ). As in the believer's case, so in the unbeliever's, there is an "afterwards" coming, when the believer shall look on his past griefs, and the unbeliever on his past joys, in a very different light from that in which they were respectively viewed at the time. then are ye bastards--of whom their fathers take no care whether they are educated or not; whereas every right-minded father is concerned for the moral well-being of his legitimate son. Let God sort through some things in your heart and life. Compare "all angels, all nations" Matthew 25:31 Matthew 25:32 . "Chastening" is to be borne with "subjection" ( Hebrews 12:9 ); "rebuke" (more severe than chastening) is to be borne with endurance ( Hebrews 12:7 ). And this word, Yet even once, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Hebrews 12:27 (TYN) 26At that time his (the Lords) voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, This is a most important exhortation; for while a man's darling sin, be it what it will, remains unsubdued, it will hinder him from running the Christian race, as it takes from him every motive for running, and gives power to every discouragement. By the sin that does so easily beset us, understand that sin to which we are most prone, or to which we are most exposed, from habit, age, or circumstances. Because of the pandemic, we are reminded in a big way that 1. exercised thereby--as athletes exercised in training for a contest. "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." Moses is not recorded in Exodus to have used these words.
their subsequent deeds showed ( Hebrews 3:16 ). 24. new--not the usual term (kaine) applied to the Christian covenant ( Hebrews 9:15 ), which would mean new as different from, and superseding the old; but Greek, "nea," "recent," "lately established," having the "freshness of youth," as opposed to age. Without holiness in them, they could not enjoy Him who is holiness itself ( Zechariah 14:20 ). This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. The pandemic makes this clear to us. And this phrase, "one more time," makes clear that the things shaken are removed, since they are created things, so that the things not shaken may remain. , . The words of our Lord recorded in Matthew 16:18 assure us of this. This comparison between two things of the same kind (namely, Christ's sacrifice, and Abel's sacrifice) is more natural, than between two things different in kind and in results (namely, Christ's sacrifice, and Abel's own blood [ALFORD], which was not a sacrifice at all); compare Hebrews 11:4 , Genesis 4:4 . It began when Christ came and will continue until all that is temporal or erroneous be removed and only the eternal remains. One single act has often the greatest power either for good or for evil. reverence and godly fear--The oldest manuscripts read, "reverent caution and fear." kulukki sarbath thasneen Root of bitterness comprehends every person (compare Hebrews 12:16 ) and every principle of doctrine or practice so radically corrupt as to spread corruption all around. This phrase, "Yet once more," signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain. The world economy has been devastated. This blood of Christ speaks in behalf of sinners; it pleads not for vengeance, but for mercy. It can leave us feeling dazed. . "Encumbrance," all superfluous weight; the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, and even harmless and otherwise useful things which would positively retard us ( Mark 10:50 , the blind man casting away his garment to come to Jesus; Mark 9:42-48 ; compare Ephesians 4:22 , Colossians 3:9 Colossians 3:10 ). As believers we have been given a kingdom that cannot be shaken or removed ( Ephesians 1:13-14, Hebrews 12:28 ). Gratified wishes, our Father knows, would often be our real curses. . Paul here refers to Deuteronomy 29:18 , "Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood" (compare Acts 8:23 ). 2Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. quake--Greek, "I am in trembling"; "fear" affected his mind: "trembling," his body. Hebrews 12:27 (RSV) By stedfastly looking to Jesus, their thoughts would strengthen holy affections, and keep under their carnal desires. But we do. "Oh, happy the servant for whose improvement his Lord is earnest, with whom he deigns to be angry, whom He does not deceive by dissembling admonition" (withholding admonition, and so leading the man to think he needs it not)! if we turn away--Greek, "we who turn away." acceptably--Greek, "well-pleasingly." Now this expression, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of what can be shaken-that is, created things-so that what is not shaken might remain. And this word, Yet even once, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Believers have ever looked to Him ( Hebrews 11:26 , 13:8 ). his birthright--Greek, "his own (so the oldest manuscripts read, intensifying the suicidal folly and sin of the act) rights of primogeniture," involving the high spiritual privilege of being ancestor of the promised seed, and heir of the promises in Him. Hebrews 12:27 (LEB) Those "witnessed of" (Greek, Hebrews 11:5 Hebrews 11:39 ) become in their turn "witnesses" in a twofold way: (1) attesting by their own case the faithfulness of God to His people [ALFORD] ( Hebrews 6:12 ), some of them martyrs in the modern sense; (2) witnessing our struggle of faith; however, this second sense of "witnesses," though agreeing with the image here if it is to be pressed, is not positively, unequivocally, and directly sustained by Scripture. Entering into this community was accomplished by Jesus and we enter into this standing by faith. And, of course, underlying all of this many have become sick or have lost their lives. Hebrews 12:27 (DBY) the spirits of just men made perfect--at the resurrection, when the "JUDGE" shall appear, and believers' bliss shall be consummated by the union of the glorified body with the spirit; the great hope of the New Testament ( Romans 8:20-23 , 1Thessalonians 4:16 ).
