Joel 2:31

The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

In Context

30And I will show signs in the sky and on earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.

32But whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, even as the Lord has said, and among the fugitives those whom the Lord calls.

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Cross References

Joel 3:1For, in those days and in that time, when I bring back again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

Zephaniah 1:14Near is the day of the Lord! Near and rapidly approaching! Near is the bitter day of the Lord, and the scream of the warrior.

Malachi 4:5I am about to send to you Elijah the prophet, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Matthew 27:45After midday a darkness came over all the country, lasting until three in the afternoon.

Luke 21:25There will be signs, too, in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth despair among the nations, in their dismay at the roar of the sea and the surge.

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 →

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