Matthew 24:8 calls these events 'birth pains' — the beginning; 24:29 describes the cosmic signs that immediately follow the tribulation.

Revelation 6:12-17 depicts the sixth seal with sun black, moon blood, stars falling — the same apocalyptic imagery as here.

Acts 2:20 continues the Joel quote with sun turned to darkness and moon to blood — matching the cosmic disturbances Jesus describes.

Acts 2:19 quotes Joel about wonders in heaven — the same OT prophecy of cosmic signs that Jesus echoes here.

Luke 21:26 continues the parallel, describing people fainting as the heavenly powers are shaken.

Luke 21:25 parallels this verse exactly, adding that there will be signs in sun, moon, and stars — a synoptic counterpart.

Mark 13:25 continues with stars falling and powers shaken — identical to the second half of Matthew 24:29.

Mark 13:24 is the synoptic parallel, describing the same darkened sun and moon after the tribulation.

Zephaniah 1:15 describes the Day as wrath and distress — the same day Jesus refers to with darkened sun and moon.

Zephaniah 1:14 announces the near Day of the Lord — Jesus applies that same prophetic language to the cosmic signs at his coming.

In Joel 3:15, the sun and moon are darkened and stars withdraw—the same language as Joel 2:10, strongly echoed in Matthew.

In Joel 2:31, the sun turns to darkness and moon to blood—a key prophetic parallel to Matthew's cosmic signs before the Lord's coming.

In Joel 2:10, the sun and moon are darkened and stars withdraw—almost identical imagery to Matthew's description of the last days.

In Ezekiel 32:8, the bright lights of heaven are darkened over Pharaoh—the same cosmic disturbance as in Matthew's end-time scenario.

In Ezekiel 32:7, God darkens the stars, sun, and moon over Egypt—a judgment language Matthew uses for the final tribulation.

In Jeremiah 4:23-28, the earth becomes waste and heavens darken—a prophetic picture of judgment that Matthew applies to the end times.

In Isaiah 24:23, the same sun and moon darkening imagery heralds God's reign, reinforcing the cosmic upheaval at Christ's coming.

Isaiah 13:10 uses the same cosmic imagery of darkened sun and moon in judgment against Babylon; Jesus applies it to the end times.

Isaiah 34:4 describes stars falling like leaves and heavens rolling up—a direct parallel to the falling stars in Matthew 24:29.

Luke 21:11 is the parallel account in the Olivet Discourse, also mentioning great signs from heaven before the coming of the Son of Man.

Job 9:7 describes God commanding the sun not to rise and sealing the stars—directly parallels the cosmic darkening in Matthew 24:29.

Revelation 8:12 echoes the same cosmic judgment imagery — sun, moon, and stars darkened — in end-time trumpet plagues.

In Amos 5:20 again, this darkness imagery is a key prophetic motif that Matthew applies to the final tribulation.

2 Peter 3:10 describes the Day of the Lord with heavens passing away — a different image but same eschatological event.

Genesis 1:14 creates the sun and moon as lights — here those same lights are darkened, reversing the created order.

In Genesis 1:14 the lights govern day and night — in Matthew 24:29 that governance collapses as the heavens are shaken.

In Amos 5:20, the day of the Lord is darkness without brightness—a general OT background for Matthew's end-time darkness.