Joel 2:30
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
Cross-reference
Mark 13:24 parallels Matthew with the same sun‑darkening and moon‑failing signs, echoing Joel 2:30's wonders in the heavens.
Luke 21:25 specifies signs in the sun, moon, and stars — directly mirroring Joel 2:30's cosmic disturbances before the day of the Lord.
Acts 2:19 directly quotes Joel's words 'blood and fire and billows of smoke' as fulfilled at Pentecost.
Acts 2:20 continues the Joel quotation with sun darkening and moon blood, linking to the wonders of Joel 2:30-31.
Isaiah 34:4 portrays the heavens decaying and rolling up — Joel 2:30's cosmic signs (blood, fire, smoke) similarly depict the day of the Lord's judgment.
Revelation 9:2 depicts smoke from the abyss darkening the sun, directly mirroring Joel's columns of smoke.
Revelation 6:12-17 depicts cosmic signs (moon like blood, earthquake) similar to Joel's wonders, signaling final judgment.
Genesis 19:28 shows smoke rising from Sodom's destruction, a type of divine judgment echoed in Joel's pillars of smoke.
Jeremiah 4:23 describes the earth becoming formless and dark — Joel 2:30's wonders in heavens and earth convey similar cosmic upheaval before judgment.
Jeremiah 4:28 says the heavens darken as God's irreversible judgment — Joel 2:30's signs in the heavens likewise herald divine judgment.