Signs in Sun, Moon, and Stars
Joel, Christ, and Revelation foretell darkened sun, blood-red moon, and falling stars.
Joel said the sun would be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord. Jesus repeated the prophecy on the Mount of Olives, and John saw it unfold in the sixth seal of Revelation.
The Prophecy
"And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come."
"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 sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth...and every mountain and island were moved out of their places."
Heaven's testimony
When men silence God's witnesses on earth, the heavens themselves will speak — sun, moon, and stars darkened in a cosmic warning before the Lord's return.
A consistent prophetic picture
Joel, Isaiah, Christ, and Revelation all agree on the same image, making this one of the most certain end-time signs of the day of the Lord.
People in This Prophecy
Verse Commentary
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do the cosmic signs occur?
Scripture places them immediately before Christ's return at the end of the great tribulation.
Are blood moons fulfillment of prophecy?
Scripture's cosmic signs are far more dramatic than ordinary eclipses — sun darkened, moon turned to blood, stars falling — at the end of the tribulation.
Will the cosmic signs be literal?
Yes — Christ, Joel, Isaiah, and Revelation all describe real heavenly disturbances immediately preceding His glorious return.
Related Bible Prophecies
The Day of the Lord
A great and dreadful day of divine judgment and salvation.
The Second Coming of Christ
The visible, glorious return of Christ to judge and reign.
The Great Tribulation
Unequalled trouble before the coming of Christ.
Signs of the End of the Age
Wars, famines, earthquakes — Christ's foretold birth-pangs of the end.
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