Worship in Heaven – Part 4, Shaking

David W Palmer

Heaven-Shaking Prophetic Voice

(Isaiah 6:1–4 NKJV) “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. {2} Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. {3} And one cried to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!’ {4} And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.”

One of the seraphim “cried to another … ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!’” When he declared the awe-inspiring revelation received at God’s throne, heaven was shaken. The psalmist confirms that the words spoken from God not only shake heaven, but have earth-shaking power as well:

(Psalm 29:8 NKJV) “The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; The LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.”

No doubt when we press into God’s throne room in worship, when we receive from there overwhelming revelation, and when we declare it on earth—even in our wilderness places—everything shakes. This means that nothing is so solidly fixed in opposition to us in our wilderness that it couldn’t be shaken loose and swept away. Outside of God’s word, nothing is so absolute or permanent that it cannot change. We just need to speak revelation received in worship at God’s throne.

The Holy Spirit confirmed this in the New Testament when he said:

(Hebrews 12:26 NKJV) “Whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, ‘Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.’”

God’s voice is majestic and infinitely powerful. When he speaks, nothing is immune from the shaking—including the earth and heaven. And in the days in which we live, God has promised to shake everything. We have already seen this begin in politics, sport, international monetary systems, stock markets, wars, and religion etc. Everything created is subject to shaking, and it will be shaken: God has said he will shake it.

In 1985, God spoke to me warning me that this was coming. He said that the only way to survive the shaking is to shake up your own life in a pre-emptive strike. Go to God in worship at his throne, and begin to declare the overwhelming revelation that you receive there. His word, voiced in the anointed power of his Holy Spirit, will bring the shake-up you need. Then all the dross in your life can be burned (and it sure happened to me). Until everything in your life is founded 100% on God’s word, created by his word, or done in obedience to his word, you are not immune from the shaking. Why is this? Because the only thing that won’t shake is God’s [un-created] Word. It is the shaker, not the shake-ee.

More shaking is coming—much more—so get ready for it. Remember, everything that can shake will shake. That’s why Jesus said that when you hear and do his word, it is like building your house on a solid rock foundation (Mat. 7:24).

God’s true worshippers are instrumental in releasing God’s prophetic voice on the earth. Quoting God’s word is good—and we should do it; confessing what the Holy Spirit shows you leads to salvation in its broadest definition. But when we take up God’s invitation to come boldly to his throne with truthful, open, surrendered hearts, and with his word in our mouth; like the seraphim, we will receive revelation from God. This revelation will be so awe-inspiring that, like them, we will be compelled to declare it—even if it’s what we have all heard before, and think we know—it will begin to shake everything like never before. The apostle Paul said:

“We also believe and therefore speak,” (2 Cor. 4:13 NKJV)

When we proclaim what God reveals to us at his throne, it will literally be the voice of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, roaring:

(Joel 3:16 NKJV) “The LORD also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the LORD will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel.”

We “Have come to Mount Zion” (Heb. 12:22 NKJV), the Lord will roar from Zion through us. Joel confirms again that this will shake heaven and earth. Meanwhile, the same one who does the shaking will be a “shelter for His people” and be their “strength.”

Do it today: join the worship at God’s throne. Receive revelation that cannot be suppressed; then declare it. Watch the shaking while you nestle near your heavenly dad’s heart, and while standing on the rock foundation of his word.

I leave you with the Bible’s description of the Power of God’s word. Note the reference to worship in this context (verse 2):

(Psalm 29:1–11 NKJV) “A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones, Give unto the LORD glory and strength. {2} Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. {3} The voice of the LORD is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The LORD is over many waters. {4} The voice of the LORD is powerful; The voice of the LORD is full of majesty. {5} The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. {6} He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. {7} The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire. {8} The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; The LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. {9} The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!” {10} The LORD sat enthroned at the Flood, And the LORD sits as King forever. {11} The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace.”