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Ezekiel 1:24
And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

Ezekiel 10:5
And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heardeven to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

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Exodus 40:34
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

1 Kings 8:10-12
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holyplace, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, …

2 Chronicles 5:13,14
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singerswere as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted uptheir voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD,saying, Forhe is good; for his mercyendureth for ever: thatthen the house was filled with a cloud,even the house of the LORD; …

the doorposts and thresholds shook
The shaking of the doorposts and thresholds signifies the overwhelming presence and power of God. In ancient Near Eastern culture, such physical manifestations were often associated with divine appearances or theophanies. This shaking can be compared to other biblical instances where God's presence causes the earth to tremble, such as at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:18). It symbolizes the awe and reverence due to God and the transformative impact of His presence.

and the temple was filled with smoke
Smoke is often associated with the presence of God, as seen in the cloud that filled the tabernacle (Exodus 40:34-35) and the temple (1 Kings 8:10-11). It represents God's glory and holiness, creating a barrier between the divine and the human, emphasizing the need for purification and atonement. The smoke in Isaiah's vision also prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who provides the means for humanity to enter into God's holy presence.

• Isaiah sets the scene with heavenly beings (v. 3) calling “Holy, holy, holy,” and their unified praise is so powerful that it reverberates through the entire sanctuary.

• Scripture often portrays God’s voice—and the voices that proclaim His holiness—as carrying tangible force (Psalm 29:3-9;Revelation 4:8-11).

• Taking the passage literally, we see that worship in heaven is not quiet background music; it shakes creation itself, reminding us that God’s glory is not merely perceived—it is experienced.

• The very architectural supports of the temple tremble. This is not poetic exaggeration but a physical reaction to divine presence, echoing events like Sinai where “the whole mountain shook violently” (Exodus 19:18) and the earthquake at Jesus’ resurrection (Matthew 28:2).

• By describing stationary, weight-bearing structures quaking, Isaiah underscores the absolute supremacy of God over what seems most stable in our world (Haggai 2:6;Hebrews 12:26-27).

• The shaking also foreshadows judgment: when God moves, nothing unholy can remain unmoved (Joel 3:16;Acts 4:31).

• Smoke or cloud frequently signals God’s immediate presence and His unapproachable holiness—first inExodus 40:34-35 when the tabernacle was completed, later in2 Chronicles 5:13-14 at Solomon’s temple, and finally inRevelation 15:8.

• The literal filling of the temple makes clear that worship is now enveloped by God Himself; Isaiah cannot escape or distance himself from holiness (Isaiah 6:5).

• The smoke also graciously veils full glory, sparing Isaiah from instant destruction (Exodus 33:20;1 Timothy 6:16), yet it compels awe, confession, and readiness for service.

The seraphim’s thunderous praise shakes the temple’s very framework and floods it with smoke, vividly displaying God’s overwhelming holiness and authority. These literal events press the truth that divine worship is earth-shaking, God’s presence is tangible, and His glory both reveals and conceals, calling every witness to reverent submission and wholehearted obedience.

The house was filled with smoke.--The vision had its prototype in "the smoke as of a furnace" on Sinai (Exodus 19:18), in the glory-cloud of1Kings 8:10, and possibly in its lurid fire-lit darkness represented the wrath of Jehovah, as the clear brightness of the throne did His love. So inRevelation 15:8, the "smoke from the glory of God" precedes the outpouring of the seven vials of wrath'. The parallelism of the clouds of incense-smoke as the symbol of adoring prayer (Revelation 5:8;Revelation 8:4) suggests an alternative interpretation as possible; but in that case mention would probably have been made of the censers from which it rose. The incense-clouds of the Temple may in either case have been the starting-point of the mystic vision. . . .