Joel 2:31
The sun will turn dark, and the moon will turn red like blood at the coming of the great and fearful day of the Lord.”
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30I will place wonders in the heavens and on earth: blood, and fire, and columns of smoke.
Cross References
Isaiah 34:4The sun, moon, and stars of heaven will fade away, and the skies will be rolled up like a scroll. All the stars will fall like dried-up leaves from a vine, like dried-up figs from a fig tree.
Joel 3:1At that time when this happens, when I bring back the exiles to Judah and Jerusalem,
Zephaniah 1:14The great day of the Lord is near and approaching rapidly. It will be a bitter day—even warriors will cry out loud.
Malachi 4:5Look! I am going to send Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord arrives, the great and terrifying day.
Matthew 27:45From noon until three o'clock darkness covered the whole country.
Luke 21:25There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars, and on the earth the nations will be in distress, confused by the sea's rolling and crashing.
Matthew Henry on Joel 2:29-32
Promise of Mercy. ( b. c. 720.) 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the… Read the whole commentary →