Luke 21:26

Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 28:65-67 paints constant dread that makes hearts fail — the same covenant curse backdrop for the terror here.

In Matthew 24:29, the same cosmic shaking is detailed — sun darkening, stars falling — fulfilling the fear here.

Mark 13:25 Parallel

Mark 13:25 records the same prophecy of stars falling and heavens shaking — the cosmic event causing the terror.

2 Peter 3:10-12 depicts heavens destroyed by fire — a more intense version of the shaking that triggers fear here.

In Ezekiel 21:7, every heart melts and spirits faint because of news coming — directly parallel to Luke's men fainting from expectation.

Joel 2:10 Parallel

Joel 2:10 describes the heavens trembling and stars darkening — identical imagery to Luke's shaken powers of heaven.

Joel 3:15 Parallel

Joel 3:15 says sun and moon darken, stars lose brightness — parallel to the cosmic signs in Luke.

In Jeremiah 4:23, the heavens having no light parallels the cosmic shaking in Luke — both depict divine judgment causing terror and darkness.

In Leviticus 26:36, faintness from fear is a covenant curse — the same terror here accompanies end-time judgment.

Deuteronomy 28:32-34 describes mental anguish from covenant curses — similar terror grips people in Luke's end-time scenario.

Job 9:7 Parallel

In Job 9:7, God's power to darken the sun and seal stars echoes the shaking of heavenly powers described here.

Isaiah 5:30 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:30, darkness and sorrow on the land parallel the distress and fear of cosmic upheaval.

Isaiah 8:22 Parallel

In Isaiah 8:22, trouble, darkness, and gloom of anguish parallel the terror and expectation of disaster here.

Jeremiah 30:5 speaks of trembling and fear, echoing the fainting from expectation in Luke — both anticipate coming judgment.

Hebrews 10:27 describes a 'fearful expectation' of judgment — the same terror-filled anticipation of what's coming as in Luke.