Revelation 8:12

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Summary

And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

And the third part of the sun

And the day

2 Corinthians 4:4

2 Thessalonians 2:9

Bible References

And the third part of the sun

Then the fourth angel emptied his bowl upon the sun, and permission was given it to scorch mankind with its fiery heat,

"And immediately after the misery of those days, the sun will turn dark, the moon will not shed its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the sky will be shaken.

Now from twelve o'clock till three, darkness covered the whole land.

"But in those days, after that misery, the sun will turn dark, the moon will not shed its light,

At twelve o'clock darkness covered the whole land and lasted until three in the afternoon.

And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on earth despair of nations in bewilderment at the roaring of the sea and its waves,

It was already about noon, and darkness covered the whole country, and lasted until three o'clock,

The sun will turn to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

And the day

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the eyes of the unbelievers, to keep the glorious light of the good news of Christ, who is the likeness of God, from dawning upon them.

that is, the representative of lawlessness, whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan, with his plenitude of power and pretended signs and wonders,