Acts 2:20
The sun will become dark, and the moon will become red like blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord.
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In Context
21But whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
Cross References
Isaiah 13:9Look! The day of the Lord is coming—cruel, with fury and fierce anger—to devastate the land and to wipe out its sinners.
Isaiah 24:23The moon will be embarrassed and the sun will be ashamed, for the Lord Almighty will reign in glory on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem in the presence of its leaders.
Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; I looked to the heavens, and its light was gone.
Joel 3:14Huge mobs are in the valley of the Lord's verdict. For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of his verdict.
Zephaniah 2:2before the decree is issued, before you wither and die like a flower, before the burning anger of the Lord falls on you, before the day of the Lord's anger comes on you.
Matthew 24:29But right after those days of persecution the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shine, the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
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 →