Verse 20

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

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 24:29 : 29 The Arrival of the Son of Man“Immediately after the suffering 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 heaven will be shaken.
  • 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.
  • 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.
  • Amos 8:9 : 9 In that day,” says the Sovereign LORD,“I will make the sun set at noon, and make the earth dark in the middle of the day.
  • Joel 2:1 : 1 The Locusts’ Devastation Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm signal on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land shake with fear, for the day of the LORD is about to come. Indeed, it is near!
  • Joel 3:14 : 14 Crowds, great crowds are 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 have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
  • Luke 21:25 : 25 The Arrival of the Son of Man“And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.
  • Mark 13:24 : 24 The Arrival of the Son of Man“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;
  • 1 Cor 5:5 : 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
  • Zeph 2:2-3 : 2 before God’s decree becomes reality and the day of opportunity disappears like windblown chaff, before the LORD’s raging anger overtakes you– before the day of the LORD’s angry judgment overtakes you! 3 Seek the LORD’s favor, all you humble people of the land who have obeyed his commands! Strive to do what is right! Strive to be humble! Maybe you will be protected on the day of the LORD’s angry judgment.
  • Isa 2:12-21 : 12 Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud– they will be humiliated; 13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, that are so high and mighty, for all the oaks of Bashan; 14 for all the tall mountains, for all the high hills, 15 for every high tower, for every fortified wall, 16 for all the large ships, for all the impressive ships. 17 Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. 18 The worthless idols will be completely eliminated. 19 They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the LORD and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth. 20 At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live, 21 so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs and the openings under the rocky overhangs, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the LORD and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.
  • Isa 13:9 : 9 Look, the LORD’s day of judgment is coming; it is a day of cruelty and savage, raging anger, destroying the earth and annihilating its sinners.
  • Isa 13:15 : 15 Everyone who is caught will be stabbed; everyone who is seized will die by the sword.
  • Isa 24:23 : 23 The full moon will be covered up, the bright sun will be darkened; for the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will rule on Mount Zion in Jerusalem in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor.
  • Isa 34:8 : 8 For the LORD has planned a day of revenge, a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion.
  • Jer 4:23 : 23 “I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.
  • Rev 6:12 : 12 Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red;
  • Rev 16:8 : 8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people with fire.
  • Matt 27:45 : 45 Jesus’ Death Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.