Luke 21:25
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Cross-references
Luke 21:11 mentions 'great signs from heaven' as a precursor to the specific sun/moon/stars signs here.
Joel 2:31 directly says the sun turns dark and the moon to blood—the very imagery Jesus evokes for end-time signs.
Mark 13:24 is a direct parallel, describing the same darkened sun and moon after the tribulation in Jesus' Olivet Discourse.
In Ezekiel 32:7, the stars darken, sun covered, moon gives no light — a direct parallel to the cosmic signs here.
Acts 2:19 echoes Jesus's words by quoting Joel on wonders in heaven and signs on earth — a direct parallel to the cosmic signs here.
Ezekiel 32:8 darkens the heavenly lights as judgment on Egypt—echoing the same cosmic signs Jesus uses for end-times distress.
Joel 2:30 foretells wonders in heaven and earth—blood, fire, smoke—providing the OT backdrop for the signs Jesus describes.
2 Peter 3:10-12 describes the heavens passing away with a roar and elements melting — amplifying the cosmic upheaval Jesus predicts here.
Revelation 6:12-14 portrays the sun darkened, moon like blood, and stars falling — a vivid depiction of the same signs Jesus mentions.
In Isaiah 13:10, the same imagery of darkened sun, moon, and stars describes divine judgment, directly paralleling the signs here.
In Isaiah 5:30, the roaring sea and darkness depict divine judgment, directly paralleling the distress and cosmic signs here.
Psalm 93:3 speaks of floods lifting their roar — a clear parallel to the roaring sea and waves Jesus says cause distress.
Psalm 46:3 describes roaring waters and trembling mountains — directly connecting to the roaring sea and waves Jesus mentions.
Amos 8:9 speaks of the sun going down at noon—a cosmic judgment that parallels the celestial signs in Jesus' prophecy.
Matthew 24:29 is the parallel account of the same discourse, adding details of stars falling and powers shaken to the signs.
Revelation 8:12 describes a third of the sun, moon, and stars being darkened — a parallel cosmic sign of judgment.
In Joel 3:15, the same cosmic darkening of sun, moon, and stars appears as a sign of the Day of the Lord.
Jeremiah 10:2 directly warns not to fear signs in the heavens that terrify the nations, matching Luke's signs in sun, moon, stars and global distress.
Acts 2:20 quotes Joel 2:31 about the sun turning to darkness and moon to blood, directly echoing the cosmic signs here.
Revelation 6:13 depicts stars falling from heaven as part of the sixth seal, matching the celestial disturbances here.
In Isaiah 8:22, distress and darkness overwhelm the people, a strong parallel to the nations' perplexity and cosmic signs here.
In Psalm 46:2, the roaring sea leads to 'we will not fear', directly contrasting the world's perplexity here — faith vs panic.
Mark 13:26 follows the signs with the Son of Man coming in glory—connecting the celestial distress to Christ's return.
Daniel 12:1 foretells unprecedented distress — matching the 'distress of nations' Jesus describes, though without cosmic signs.
Matthew 24:7 lists wars and natural disasters as part of the same end-times discourse, though Luke 21:25 focuses on cosmic signs.
Revelation 20:11 shows earth and sky fleeing God's presence — a more final cosmic dissolution than the distress signs here.
Haggai 2:6 describes God shaking the heavens, earth, and sea — the same cosmic upheaval behind the distress in Luke 21:25.
In Jeremiah 4:23, the earth becomes formless and the heavens dark, a judgment depiction that matches the failing of sun/moon/stars here.
In Isaiah 24:23, the moon and sun are confounded at God's reign, echoing the cosmic signs of distress here.
In Isaiah 13:13, the heavens tremble and earth shakes at God's wrath, complementing the cosmic signs and earthly distress here.
Matthew 27:45 records darkness at the crucifixion—a historical event that foreshadows the end-time cosmic signs Jesus predicts.
Ezekiel 26:3 compares many nations coming against Tyre to the sea casting up its waves, paralleling the nations' distress and sea imagery in Luke.
Jeremiah 51:55 describes the roar of enemies like great waters, similar to the sea's roaring in Luke—both depict overwhelming noise and distress.
Mark 15:33 reports darkness at the crucifixion—a type of the cosmic signs Jesus later uses to signal the end.
Jeremiah 51:42 pictures the sea rising over Babylon with roaring waves, a direct parallel to the roaring and tossing sea in Luke's nations' distress.
Jeremiah 25:32 speaks of disaster spreading among nations like a mighty storm, echoing the global turmoil and roaring sea in Luke.
Jeremiah 6:23 uses the roaring sea to picture a cruel invading army, mirroring the nations' anguish and sea imagery in Luke's end-times scene.
In Job 9:7, God commands the sun not to shine and seals the stars, echoing the cosmic signs here as acts of divine power.
In Genesis 1:14, luminaries are made for signs, but here they become signs of cosmic distress — a thematic parallel with different purpose.