12:26
We see again how things are greater. In Moses' day the earth shook, but one day absolutely everything will be shaken. There will be a complete realignment of all things, seen and unseen. Now someone might object that there is no scientific evidence for this at all, but such a view is based on a purely materialistic view of life. Science is good, scientific laws are real, but the only reason there is a universe, and the only reason there are scientific laws is because God spoke, because God called them into being. The ultimate source of truth is God's word, and He has said there will be a final shaking.
12:27
Haggai 2:6 speaks of God once more shaking all things that can be shaken. Everything that has been made can be shaken, this material world matters very much, but it is not the ultimate reality. The unshakeable things are God Himself, His word, and those who trust in Him. We need to know what really matters, what is truly reliable.
12:28,29
The Hebrews were hankering after "what was seen", the Levitical system, but we are receiving something much more valuable. The temporariness of the Levitical system was demonstrated in stark and terrible ways in the destruction of Jerusalem in AD66-70. These events also demonstrated that God is indeed a consuming fire. We are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. So we worship Him in Spirit and in truth, with acceptable worship. And acceptable worship means relying on the work of Christ upon the cross.
We see again how things are greater. In Moses' day the earth shook, but one day absolutely everything will be shaken. There will be a complete realignment of all things, seen and unseen. Now someone might object that there is no scientific evidence for this at all, but such a view is based on a purely materialistic view of life. Science is good, scientific laws are real, but the only reason there is a universe, and the only reason there are scientific laws is because God spoke, because God called them into being. The ultimate source of truth is God's word, and He has said there will be a final shaking.
12:27
Haggai 2:6 speaks of God once more shaking all things that can be shaken. Everything that has been made can be shaken, this material world matters very much, but it is not the ultimate reality. The unshakeable things are God Himself, His word, and those who trust in Him. We need to know what really matters, what is truly reliable.
12:28,29
The Hebrews were hankering after "what was seen", the Levitical system, but we are receiving something much more valuable. The temporariness of the Levitical system was demonstrated in stark and terrible ways in the destruction of Jerusalem in AD66-70. These events also demonstrated that God is indeed a consuming fire. We are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. So we worship Him in Spirit and in truth, with acceptable worship. And acceptable worship means relying on the work of Christ upon the cross.
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