Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

The powers

Bible References

Immediately

Matthew 24:8
All these events are the beginning of birth pains.
Daniel 7:11
“I watched, then, because of the sound of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued watching, the beast was killed and its body destroyed and given over to the burning fire.
Mark 13:24
“But in those days, after that tribulation:

The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;

Shall the

Isaiah 13:10
Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations
will not give their light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will not shine.
Isaiah 24:23
The moon will be put to shame
and the sun disgraced,
because the Lord of Hosts will reign as king
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem,
and He will display His glory
in the presence of His elders.
Jeremiah 4:23
I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty.
I looked to the heavens,
and their light was gone.
Ezekiel 32:7
When I snuff you out,
I will cover the heavens
and darken their stars.
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon will not give its light.
Joel 2:10
The earth quakes before them;
the sky shakes.
The sun and moon grow dark,
and the stars cease their shining.
Joel 3:15
The sun and moon will grow dark,
and the stars will cease their shining.
Amos 5:20
Won’t the Day of the Lord
be darkness rather than light,
even gloom without any brightness in it?
Amos 8:9
And in that day—
this is the declaration of the Lord God
I will make the sun go down at noon;
I will darken the land in the daytime.
Zephaniah 1:14
The great Day of the Lord is near,
near and rapidly approaching.
Listen, the Day of the Lord
then the warrior’s cry is bitter.
Luke 21:25
“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves.
Acts 2:19
I will display wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below:
blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.
Revelation 6:12
Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;

The powers

2 Peter 3:10
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 burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.

General references

Isaiah 13:10
Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations
will not give their light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will not shine.
Joel 3:15
The sun and moon will grow dark,
and the stars will cease their shining.
Mark 13:24
“But in those days, after that tribulation:

The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;
Luke 17:30
It will be like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

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