The skies will be dark. The sun, the moon, and the stars will not shine.
Acts 2:20 - Easy To Read Version The sun will be changed into darkness,\par and the moon will become red like blood.\par Then the great and glorious day of the Lord will come.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before that great and notable Day of the Lord come: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the obvious day of the Lord comes–that great and notable and conspicuous and renowned [day]. American Standard Version (1901) The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable day: Common English Bible “The sun will be changed into darkness,” “and the moon will be changed into blood,” “before the great and spectacular day of the Lord comes.” Catholic Public Domain Version The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord arrives. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord come. |
The skies will be dark. The sun, the moon, and the stars will not shine.
\{But the enemy will chase the people of Babylon. And when the enemy\} catches a person, the enemy will kill that person with a sword.
Look, the Lord’s special day is coming! It will be a terrible day. God will become very angry, and he will destroy the country. God will force all people that sin to leave the country.
The Lord will rule as king\par on Mount Zion {\cf2\super [234]} in Jerusalem.\par His Glory {\cf2\super [235]} will be before the elders. {\cf2\super [236]} \par \{His Glory will be so bright that\}\par the moon will be embarrassed,\par the sun will be ashamed.\par
\{Those things will happen\} because the Lord has chosen a time for punishment. The Lord has chosen a year when people must pay for the wrong things they did to Zion. {\cf2\super [318]}
I looked at the earth.\par The earth was empty;\par nothing was on the earth.\par I looked at the sky.\par and its light was gone. {\cf2\super [29]} \par
Blow the trumpet on Zion. {\cf2\super [10]} \par Shout a warning on my holy mountain.\par Let all the people that live in the land\par shake with fear.\par The Lord’s special day is coming.\par The Lord’s special day is near.\par
The sun will be changed into darkness,\par The moon will be changed into blood.\par And then the great and wonderful\par Day of the Lord will come!\par
There are many, many people\par in the Valley of Decision. {\cf2\super [32]} \par The Lord’s special day is near\par in the Valley of Decision.\par
The Lord also said these things:\par “At that time I will cause the sun\par to go down at noon.\par I will make the earth dark on a clear day.\par
\{The Lord said,\} “Look, I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible time of judgment from the Lord.
At noon the whole country became dark. This darkness continued for three hours.
“Amazing things will happen with the sun, moon, and stars. The people on earth will feel trapped. The oceans will be upset, and the people will not know why.
I will show amazing things\par in the sky above.\par I will give proofs\par on the earth below.\par There will be blood, fire,\par and thick smoke.\par
And every person who trusts in the Lord will be saved.’\par \i (Joel 2:28-32)\i0 \par
Then give this man to Satan (the Devil), so that his sinful self {\cf2\super [28]} will be destroyed. Then his spirit can be saved on the day of the Lord.
You know very well that the day the Lord comes again will be \{a surprise\} like a thief who comes at night.
But the Day when the Lord comes again will be a surprise like a thief. The sky will disappear with a loud noise. All the things in the sky will be destroyed with fire. And the earth and everything in it will be burned. {\cf2\super [13]}
And that same word \{of God\} is keeping the skies and the earth that we have now. The skies and the earth are being kept to be destroyed by fire. The skies and the earth are kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of all people who are against God.
The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun. The sun was given power to burn the people with fire.
Then I watched while the Lamb opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun became dark like \{black\} cloth made from hair. The full moon became red like blood.