# the stars will fall from the sky This does not mean that they will fall to earth but that they will fall from where the are now. Alternate translation: "the stars will fall from their places in the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) # the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the powers in the heavens will shake" or "God will shake the powers that are in the heavens" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) # the powers that are in the heavens "the powerful things in the heavens." These words could refer to 1) the sun, moon, and stars or 2) powerful spiritual beings # in the heavens "in the sky"