Haggai 2:6-9
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.”
King James Version · the opening — all 4 verses are below
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God will shake the nations and 'the desire of all nations' will come, filling the temple with a glory greater than the former — read of the Messiah entering the Second Temple.
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2:6For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
2:7And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
2:8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
2:9The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
Fulfillment References
Hebrews 12:26-27 Malachi 3:1 Luke 2:27-32 John 2:13-16
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'The desire of all nations' who fills the house with glory is Jesus (Luke 2:27-32) — the one God entering His temple, giving peace.
JewishThe promise of a Second-Temple glory greater than Solomon's, and the shaking of nations — read of God's future restoration and peace in Zion.
Catholic'The desire of all nations' read of Christ, whose entry filled the Second Temple with a greater glory.
ProtestantChrist, the 'desire of all nations,' entering the Second Temple gave it a glory greater than the first; Hebrews 12:26 cites the shaking.
OrthodoxChrist filling the temple with glory, the desire of the nations.
DispensationalThe shaking and latter glory, partly fulfilled at the first coming, consummated in the millennial temple.
AcademicScholars debate 'desire of all nations' (chemdat — 'desire/treasure') as the Messiah or the nations' tribute; Hebrews 12:26 reuses the shaking eschatologically.
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