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26 At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven."
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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.”
27 This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of what is shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
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The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe;
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Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,
29 for indeed our God is a consuming fire.
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for our “God is a consuming fire.”
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