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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 things are the beginning of birth pains.
Daniel 7:11
"Then I kept on watching because of the arrogant words of the horn that was speaking. I was watching until the beast was killed and its body destroyed and thrown into the flaming fire.
Mark 13:24
"But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

Shall the

Isaiah 13:10
Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.
Isaiah 24:23
The full moon will be covered up, the bright sun will be darkened; for the Lord who commands armies will rule on Mount Zion in Jerusalem in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor.
Jeremiah 4:23
"I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.
Ezekiel 32:7
When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky; I will darken its stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine.
Joel 2:10
The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.
Joel 3:15
The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.
Amos 5:20
Don't you realize the Lord's day of judgment will bring darkness, not light -- gloomy blackness, not bright light?
Amos 8:9
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.
Zephaniah 1:14
The Lord's great day of judgment is almost here; it is approaching very rapidly! There will be a bitter sound on the Lord's day of judgment; at that time warriors will cry out in battle.
Luke 21:25
"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.
Acts 2:19
And I will perform wonders in the sky above and miraculous signs on the earth below, blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
Revelation 6:12
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;

The powers

2 Peter 3:10
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.

General references

Isaiah 13:10
Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.
Joel 3:15
The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.
Mark 13:24
"But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;
Luke 17:30
It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

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