Hebrews 12:22–29

²²But you have come to Mount Zion,^p to the city^q of the living God,^r the heavenly Jerusalem.^s You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, ²³to the church of the firstborn,^t whose names are written in heaven.^u You have come to God, the Judge of all,^v to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,^{w 24}to Jesus the mediator^x of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood^y that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.^z

²⁵See to it that you do not refuse^a him who speaks.^b If they did not escape when they refused him who warned^c them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?^{d 26}At that time his voice shook the earth,^e but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”^{ef 27}The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken^g—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.

²⁸Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,^h let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,^{i 29}for our “God is a consuming fire.”^fj