Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

General references

Bible References

The heavens

Isaiah 5:30

And in that day they will roar against them (Judah) like the roaring of the sea.
And if one looks to the land, in fact, there is darkness and distress;
Even the light will be darkened by its clouds.
Isaiah 34:4

All the host of heaven will be dissolved,
And the skies will be rolled up like a scroll;
All their hosts [the stars and the planets] will also wither away
As a leaf withers from the vine,
And as a fig withers from the fig tree.
Isaiah 50:3

“I clothe the heavens with the blackness [of storm clouds]
And make sackcloth [of mourning] their clothing.”
Joel 2:30

“I will show signs and wonders [displaying My power] in the heavens and on the earth,
Blood and fire and columns of smoke.
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
Mark 15:33
When the sixth hour (noon) came, darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
Luke 23:44
It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),
Revelation 6:12
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;

Because

Jeremiah 7:16
“Therefore, do not pray for this people [of Judah] or lift up a cry or entreaty for them or make intercession to Me, for I do not hear you.
Jeremiah 14:11
So the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for good things for this people.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then the Lord said to me, “Even though Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me [interceding for them], My heart would still not be [turned with favor] toward this people [Judah]. Send them away from My presence and out of My sight and let them go!
Numbers 23:19

“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?
1 Samuel 15:29
Also the Splendor and Glory and Eminence of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”
Isaiah 14:24
The Lord of hosts has sworn [an oath], saying, “Just as I have intended, so it has certainly happened, and just as I have planned, so it will stand—
Isaiah 46:10

Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
Ezekiel 24:14
I the Lord have spoken; it is coming and I will act. I will not relent, and I will not have compassion and I will not be sorry; in accordance with your ways and in accordance with your deeds I will judge and punish you,” says the Lord God.’”
Hosea 13:14

Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol (the place of the dead)?
Shall I redeem them from death?
O death, where are your thorns?
O Sheol, where is your sting?
Compassion is hidden from My eyes [because of their failure to repent].
Ephesians 1:9
He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,
Hebrews 7:21
(for those Levites who formerly became priests [received their office] without [its being confirmed by the taking of] an oath, but this One [was designated] with an oath through the One who said to Him,

The Lord has sworn
And will not change His mind or regret it,
You (Christ) are a Priest forever’”).

General references

Isaiah 24:19

The earth is broken completely apart,
The earth is split apart,
The earth is shaken violently.
Mark 13:24
“But in those days, after [the suffering and distress of] that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,