Acts 2:20
The sun, shall be turned into darkness and, the moon, into blood,—before the coming of the day of the Lord, the great and manifest [day];
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21And it shall be—Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:9Lo! the day of Yahweh, coming in, Fierce and overflowing, and burning with anger,—To devote the earth to desolation, And her sinners, will he destroy out of it.
Isaiah 24:23Then shall blush the silvery moon, Then turn pale the glowing sun,—Because Yahweh of hosts hath become king In Mount Zion And in Jerusalem, And before his Elders in glory,
Jeremiah 4:23I beheld, The earth; and lo! it was waste and wild,—The heavens also and their light was not:
Joel 3:14Multitudes, multitudes, in the vale of strict decision,—for near is the day of Yahweh, in the vale of strict decision.
Zephaniah 2:2Ere yet the decree, have given birth, like chaff, the day, have vanished,—ere yet shall come upon you, the glow of the anger of Yahweh, ere yet shall come upon you, the day of the anger of Yahweh.
Matthew 24:29But, straightway after the tribulation of those days, the sun, will be darkened, and, the moon, will not give her brightness, and, the stars, will fall from heaven,—and, the powers of the heavens, 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 →