Hebrews 12:27 (WEB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:25 See that you don’t refuse him who speaks. For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,

Hebrews 12:26 whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”Haggai 2:6

Hebrews 12:27 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.

Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,

Hebrews 12:29 for our God is a consuming fire.Deuteronomy 4:24

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "phrase", "once", "signifies", "removing", "things", "shaken", and "been". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "phrase" and "once", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "whose voice shook the earth then but..." into verse 28's "Therefore receiving a Kingdom that can t...", so "phrase" and "once" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "phrase" and "once" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.