Acts 2:20
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord come.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:9Behold, the day of the Lord shall come, a cruel day, and full of indignation, and of wrath, and fury, to lay the land desolate, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Isaiah 24:23fend the moon shall blush, and the sun shall be ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Sion, and in Jerusalem, and shall be glorified in the sight of his ancients.
Jeremiah 4:23I beheld the earth, and lo it was void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.
Joel 3:14Nations, nations in the valley of destruction: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of destruction.
Zephaniah 2:2Before the decree bring forth the day as dust passing away, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's indignation come upon you.
Matthew 24:29And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be moved:
Matthew Henry on Acts 2:15-37
Peter's Sermon at Jerusalem. 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and… Read the whole commentary →