Verse 20

The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

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  • Matt 24:29 : 29 Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly powers will be shaken.
  • 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
  • 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
  • Amos 8:9 : 9 'On that day,' declares the Lord God, 'I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.'
  • Joel 2:1 : 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming—it is near.
  • Joel 3:14 : 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
  • 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But by the same word, the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of ungodly people.
  • Luke 21:25 : 25 There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth, distress among nations, confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
  • 1 Cor 5:5 : 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
  • Rev 6:12 : 12 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black like sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon turned red like blood.
  • Zeph 2:2-3 : 2 Before the decree takes effect, before the day passes like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you. 3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land who follow His commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger.
  • Isa 2:12-21 : 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled. 13 It will come against all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and against all the oaks of Bashan. 14 It will come against all the high mountains and against all the lofty hills. 15 It will come against every high tower and every fortified wall. 16 It will come against all the ships of Tarshish and against all the beautiful vessels. 17 The pride of mankind will be bowed down, and human arrogance will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day. 18 The idols will completely vanish. 19 People will go into caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, fleeing from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth. 20 On that day, people will throw away their silver idols and their gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and bats. 21 They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.
  • Isa 13:9 : 9 See, the day of the LORD is coming—a cruel day with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and to destroy the sinners within it.
  • Isa 13:15 : 15 Whoever is found will be pierced through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.
  • Isa 24:23 : 23 Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, for the Lord of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders will be His glory.
  • Isa 34:8 : 8 For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, the year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
  • Jer 4:23 : 23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.
  • Mark 13:24 : 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
  • Rev 16:8 : 8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire.
  • Matt 27:45 : 45 From noon until three in the afternoon, darkness came over all the land.