Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Clouds » Often obscure the sun, &c
“And when I extinguish you,
I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud
And the moon will not give its light.
Eclipse » Of the sun and moon
“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
Therefore it will be night (tragedy) for you—without vision,
And darkness (cataclysm) for you—without foresight.
The sun shall go down on the [false] prophets,
And the day shall become dark and black over them.
“It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord God,
“That I shall cause the sun to go down at noon,
And I shall darken the earth in broad daylight.
For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash with their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises,
And the moon will not shed its light.
And when I have extinguished you, I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and make their stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud and the moon shall not give her light. All the bright lights of the heavens I will make dark over you and set darkness upon your land, says the Lord God.
The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
‘The sun shall be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
When He [the Lamb] broke open the sixth seal, I looked, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun grew black as sackcloth of hair, [the full disc of] the moon became like blood. And the stars of the sky dropped to the earth like a fig tree shedding its unripe fruit out of season when shaken by a strong wind.
Then the fourth angel sounded [his trumpet], and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and a third of the daylight would not shine, and the night in the same way [would not shine].
Moon » Darkening of
Then the full moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed,
For the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
And His glory and brilliance will shine before His elders.
“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
“And when I extinguish you,
I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud
And the moon will not give its light.
I looked when He (the Lamb) broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth [made] of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash with their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises,
And the moon will not shed its light.
The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
‘The sun shall be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
Then the fourth angel sounded [his trumpet], and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and a third of the daylight would not shine, and the night in the same way [would not shine].
“Behold, even the moon has no brightness [compared to God’s majesty and glory]
And the stars are not pure in His sight,
Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
“And when I extinguish you,
I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud
And the moon will not give its light.
For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash with their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises,
And the moon will not shed its light.
The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
The sun » Illustrative » (darkened,) of severe calamities
“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
“And when I extinguish you,
I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud
And the moon will not give its light.
The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.