What would you expect a meeting with God to look and feel like? It all depends on whether grace is present. Three contrasts occur in this passage: between the earthly meeting and the heavenly meeting (reminding us of how grace enables us to draw near to God), between the earthly warning and the heavenly warning (reminding us to not let God’s message pass us by), and between the earthly shaking and the heavenly remaining (reminding us to live for the right kingdom, the only kingdom which lasts).