Luke 21:26

World English Bible (2000)

men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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  • Deut 28:65-67 : 65 Among these nations you shall find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot: but Yahweh will give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul; 66 and your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you shall fear night and day, and shall have no assurance of your life. 67 In the morning you shall say, "I wish it were evening!" and at evening you shall say, "I wish it were morning!" for the fear of your heart which you shall fear, and for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.
  • Matt 24:29 : 29 But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
  • Mark 13:25 : 25 the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
  • Heb 10:26-27 : 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.
  • 2 Pet 3:10-12 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11 Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness, 12 looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
  • Lev 26:36 : 36 "'As for those of you who are left, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight; and they shall flee, as one flees from the sword; and they will fall when no one pursues.
  • Deut 28:32-34 : 32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people; and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nothing in the power of your hand. 33 The fruit of your ground, and all your labors, shall a nation which you don't know eat up; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always; 34 so that you shall be mad for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.

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  • 25 There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;

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    24 But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

    25 the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

    26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

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    27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

    28 But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near."

  • Luke 21:9-12
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    9 When you hear of wars and disturbances, don't be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."

    10 Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

    11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

    12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

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    29 But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;

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

  • 10 The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

  • Isa 13:7-8
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    7 Therefore all hands will be feeble, and everyone's heart will melt.

    8 They will be dismayed. Pangs and sorrows will seize them. They will be in pain like a woman in labor. They will look in amazement one at another. Their faces will be faces of flame.

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    35 For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.

    36 Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."

  • Rev 6:12-15
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    12 I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.

    13 The stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind.

    14 The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

    15 The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.

  • Heb 12:26-27
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    26 whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens."

    27 This phrase, "Yet once more," signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

  • 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.

  • Isa 24:17-19
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    17 Fear, the pit, and the snare, are on you who inhabitant the earth.

    18 It will happen that he who flees from the noise of the fear will fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.

    19 The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.

  • 4 For fear of him, the guards shook, and became like dead men.

  • 15 The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

  • 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

  • 7 They asked him, "Teacher, so when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are about to happen?"

  • 21 To go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.

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    19 I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.

    20 The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

  • 19 Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.

  • 31 Even so you also, when you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near.

  • 18 There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.

  • 30 Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it can't be moved.

  • 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.

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

  • 7 It shall be, when they tell you, Why do you sigh? that you shall say, Because of the news, for it comes; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh.

  • 31 The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.

  • 22 and look to the earth, and see distress, darkness, and the gloom of anguish. They will be driven into thick darkness.

  • 21 and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."

  • 20 "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand.

  • 13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place in the wrath of Yahweh of Armies, and in the day of his fierce anger.

  • 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

  • 35 All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their face.