<p>13:25 <i>And the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken</i>- The Greek phrase is used only elsewhere in Rev. 6:13. This vision is clearly an expansion upon the Olivet prophecy. There, the stars fall &ldquo;as a fig tree casts her unripe figs&rdquo;. This too is the language of the Olivet prophecy (Mt. 24:32). The lack of spiritual maturity in Israel is related to the stars of Israel- see on&nbsp;<i>Sun... moon... stars</i> falling. The appearance of comets would certainly give the impression of falling stars, and I suggest that the main fulfilment will be in terms of things visibly seen in the sky, as hard proof to all the world that the Lord Jesus is returning.</p><p>The events of judgment day will be a &lsquo;shaking&rsquo; of the world, including the faithful (Lk. 6:48 the house built on the rock could not be &ldquo;shaken&rdquo;, s.w.). Heb. 12:26,27 surely allude here, saying that just as the earth shook when the old covenant was instituted, so the &ldquo;heavens&rdquo; would also be shaken. The suggestion of the context is that this day of shaking both heaven and earth was almost upon the readership- who were Hebrews, Jewish Christians.</p>