Joel 2:31

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.

Cross-references

Joel 2:10 Parallel

Joel 2:10 already describes darkened sun and moon during locust plague, prefiguring the greater signs in 2:31.

Joel 2:2 Parallel

Joel 2:2 describes the locust plague as a day of darkness and gloom, providing immediate context for the later cosmic signs in Joel 2:31.

Joel 3:15 Parallel

Joel 3:15 repeats the cosmic disturbance imagery exactly, now in the context of judging the nations.

Luke 21:25 Parallel

In Luke 21:25, signs in the sun, moon, and stars before the Son of Man's coming parallel Joel's description.

Mark 13:25 Parallel

In Mark 13:25, the falling stars and shaken heavens continue the same end-time signs from Joel's prophecy.

Mark 13:24 Allusion

In Mark 13:24, the same cosmic signs of sun and moon darkened appear in Jesus' Olivet Discourse, directly paralleling Joel.

In Matthew 24:29, Jesus echoes Joel's imagery of the sun darkened and moon not giving light as signs before His coming.

Malachi 4:5 Citation

Malachi 4:5 echoes this exact phrase 'great and terrible day of the LORD', linking the coming of Elijah to the same eschatological event.

In Zephaniah 1:14-16, the nearness of the great day of the LORD with darkness and gloom parallels Joel's same 'great and terrible day' theme.

In Revelation 6:12, the sixth seal directly quotes Joel's sun becoming black and moon like blood, using the same imagery for end-time judgment.

In Revelation 6:13, the stars falling from heaven continue the cosmic upheaval from Joel's prophecy.

Isaiah 13:10 uses identical language of darkened sun and moon for the day of the LORD, directly paralleling Joel 2:31.

Isaiah 13:9 Parallel

Isaiah 13:9 proclaims the day of the LORD with wrath, the same event that Joel's cosmic signs herald.

Ezekiel 32:7 uses the same cosmic darkening imagery (sun, moon) as judgment against Egypt, reinforcing the motif of the day of the LORD.

Jeremiah 30:7 calls that day 'great' and 'time of Jacob's trouble' — the same great day Joel warns about with cosmic signs.

Jeremiah 4:28 declares the heavens will be black — matching the sun turned to darkness in this verse, both signs of divine judgment.

Revelation 6:17 declares the great day of wrath has come, directly linked to Joel's prophecy of the day of the LORD.

Amos 5:18 Parallel

Amos 5:18 warns that the day of the LORD is darkness, not light — echoing Joel's cosmic darkness and emphasizing its ominous nature.

Isaiah 24:23 describes sun and moon being confounded and ashamed — a parallel depiction of cosmic upheaval at God's reign.

2 Peter 3:10 describes the day of the Lord with cosmic dissolution, echoing Joel's signs and expanding the eschatological picture.

Acts 2:19 Citation

Acts 2:19 directly quotes Joel 2:31 as Peter interprets Pentecost, linking the prophecy to the Spirit's outpouring.

Luke 23:44 Typology

Luke 23:44 records darkness at Jesus' crucifixion, echoing Joel's prophecy of the sun turning to darkness — a typological fulfillment.

Isaiah 13:6 Parallel

Isaiah 13:6 announces the same 'day of the LORD' theme, portraying it as near and destructive.

Revelation 8:12 echoes Joel's cosmic signs — darkening sun and blood moon — as part of end-time judgment imagery.

Isaiah 34:4 Parallel

Isaiah 34:4 describes heavens dissolving and stars falling, a parallel cosmic upheaval to Joel's darkened sun and moon.

Zephaniah 1:7 calls for silence because the day of the LORD is near — complementing Joel's warning with a call to reverence.

Matthew 24:7 lists wars and natural disasters as end-time signs — a different set of portents alongside Joel's cosmic darkness.

Zechariah 14:1 introduces the day of the LORD with battle and plunder, adding a martial dimension to Joel's cosmic signs.

Zechariah 13:8 describes severe judgment on the day of the LORD with only a remnant spared, expanding Joel's call to repentance.

Genesis 1:14 establishes sun and moon as signs — here they become portents of judgment rather than natural markers.

Ezekiel 13:5 rebukes false prophets for not preparing for the day of the LORD — a different aspect of the same event Joel warns about with cosmic signs.

Jeremiah 4:23 depicts the earth as formless and dark — this verse describes a similar cosmic darkness before judgment.

Exodus 10:22 describes a historical plague of darkness — this verse foretells a cosmic darkness before the Day of the Lord.