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Acts 2:20

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20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
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Acts 2:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
ESV
20 the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
NLT
20 The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and glorious day of the LORD arrives.
MSG
20 the sun turning black and the moon blood-red, Before the Day of the Lord arrives, the Day tremendous and marvelous;
CSB
20 The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and remarkable day of the Lord comes;

Acts 2:20 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 2:20

The sun shall be turned into darkness
As at the death of Christ, by a total eclipse of it:

and the moon into blood;
as at the opening of the sixth seal, ( Revelation 6:12 )

before that great and notable day of the Lord come;
when he shall come in power and great glory, as he did in a few years after this, to take vengeance on the Jews, and destroy their nation, city, and temple; in which there was a display of his greatness, and power, and which was awful and "terrible" to them, as in Joel it is called; (See Gill on Matthew 24:29).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Acts 2:20 In-Context

18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Matthew 24:29
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