Sinai vs. Zion: The Unshakable Kingdom

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For you have not come to a tangible mountain, to an ignited fire, to darkness, to murk, to a whirlwind,

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to the sound of a shofar, and to a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further message be given to them —

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for they couldn’t bear what was being commanded them, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it is to be stoned to death”;

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and so terrifying was the sight that Moshe said, “I am quaking with dread.”

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On the contrary, you have come to Mount Tziyon, that is, the city of the living God, heavenly Yerushalayim; to myriads of angels in festive assembly;

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to a community of the firstborn whose names have been recorded in heaven; to a Judge who is God of everyone; to spirits of righteous people who have been brought to the goal;

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to the mediator of a new covenant, Yeshua; and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better things than that of Hevel.

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See that you don’t reject the One speaking! For if those did not escape who rejected him when he gave divine warning on earth, think how much less we will escape if we turn away from him when he warns from heaven.

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Even then, his voice shook the earth; but now, he has made this promise: “One more time I will shake not only the earth, but heaven too!”

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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.

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Therefore, since we have received an unshakeable Kingdom, let us have grace, through which we may offer service that will please God, with reverence and fear.

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For indeed, “Our God is a consuming fire!”

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