Acts 2:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes:

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  • Matt 24:29 : 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  • 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are in it shall be burned up.
  • 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For you know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night.
  • Amos 8:9 : 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in broad daylight:
  • Joel 2:1 : 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is near at hand;
  • 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 the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
  • Luke 21:25 : 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
  • Mark 13:24 : 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
  • 1 Cor 5:5 : 5 Deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
  • Zeph 2:2-3 : 2 Before the decree comes forth, 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 meek of the earth, who have carried out His judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be you shall be hidden in the day of the LORD'S anger.
  • Isa 2:12-21 : 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up, and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fortified wall, 16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. 17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low; and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. 18 And the idols He shall utterly abolish. 19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly. 20 In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks and into the tops of the rugged rocks, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly.
  • Isa 13:9 : 9 Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he will destroy the sinners out of it.
  • Isa 13:15 : 15 Everyone who is found will be thrust through; and everyone who is joined to them will fall by the sword.
  • Isa 24:23 : 23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders gloriously.
  • Isa 34:8 : 8 For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompense for the controversy of Zion.
  • Jer 4:23 : 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was formless and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.
  • Rev 6:12 : 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
  • Rev 16:8 : 8 And the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
  • Matt 27:45 : 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

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  • Joel 2:30-32
    3 verses
    94%

    30And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke.

    31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.

    32And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be delivered; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, and among the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

  • Acts 2:19
    85%

    19I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and vapor of smoke:

  • Joel 3:14-15
    2 verses
    82%

    14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision, for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

    15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

  • Mark 13:24-26
    3 verses
    81%

    24But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

    25And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

    26And then they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

  • Joel 2:10
    81%

    10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble, the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

  • Isa 13:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he will destroy the sinners out of it.

    10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light: the sun will be darkened in its rising, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.

  • Matt 24:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

    30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Rev 6:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

    13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs when she is shaken by a mighty wind.

  • Joel 2:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is near at hand;

    2A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the morning spreads upon the mountains: a great and strong people; there has never been anything like it, neither shall there be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

  • Amos 8:9
    74%

    9And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in broad daylight:

  • Luke 21:25-27
    3 verses
    73%

    25And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

    26Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

    27And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

  • Zeph 1:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hastens greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry out there bitterly.

    15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

  • Amos 5:20
    73%

    20Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, with no brightness in it?

  • Acts 2:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

    17And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all people; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams:

  • Isa 24:23
    72%

    23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders gloriously.

  • Zech 14:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:

    7But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

  • Acts 2:21
    71%

    21And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

  • Isa 5:30
    71%

    30And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened by the clouds of the heavens.

  • Isa 30:26
    71%

    26Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD binds up the breach of his people, and heals the wound of their bruise.

  • 2 Pet 3:10
    71%

    10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are in it shall be burned up.

  • Luke 17:30
    70%

    30Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

  • Isa 8:22
    70%

    22And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven into darkness.

  • Eccl 12:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars are not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain.

    3In the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,

  • Jer 13:16
    70%

    16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

  • Joel 1:15
    69%

    15Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty it shall come.

  • Ezek 32:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7And when I extinguish you, I will cover the sky, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.

    8All the bright lights of the sky will I make dark over you, and set darkness upon your land, says the Lord GOD.

  • Isa 60:2
    69%

    2For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the people; but the LORD shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you.

  • Mic 3:6
    69%

    6Therefore night shall be unto you, that you shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that you shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.

  • Rev 8:12
    69%

    12And the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars; so that a third of them was darkened, and the day did not shine for a third of it, and the night likewise.

  • Luke 17:24
    69%

    24For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • Zeph 2:2
    68%

    2Before the decree comes forth, 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.

  • Isa 60:20
    68%

    20Your sun shall no longer go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.

  • Amos 5:18
    68%

    18Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

  • Luke 23:45
    68%

    45Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.