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 poured his bowl on to the sun, and power was given to it to scorch men with fire.

"But immediately after those times of distress the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shed her light, the stars will fall from the firmament, and the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.

Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over the whole land;

"At that time, however, after that distress, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light;

At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.

"There will be signs in sun, moon, and stars; and on earth anguish among the nations in their bewilderment at the roaring of the sea and its billows;

It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.

The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, to usher in the day of the Lord-- that great and illustrious day;

And the day

in whom the god of this present age has blinded their unbelieving minds so as to shut out the sunshine of the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God.

The appearing of the Lawless one will be attended by various miracles and tokens and delusive marvels--for so Satan works--