What Does the Bible Say About Eclipses

What Does the Bible Say About Eclipses: You might have witnessed one of the greatest sights in the world, a solar eclipse. Hundred and hundreds of people are usually attracted to it and would love to see it, but is it mentioned in the bible? What does the bible say about solar eclipse? Let’s find out. Today we are going to look at eclipse in the bible verses or what the bible says about a solar eclipse

What Does the Bible Say About Eclipses?

Amos 8:9

“In that day,” declares the Sovereign LORD, “I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.

Joel 2:31 

The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. (NIV)

Ezekiel 32:7

When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.

Isaiah 13:10

The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.

Joel 2:10

Before them the earth shakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.

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Bible Verses About Solar Eclipse

Matthew 24:29

“Immediately after the distress of those days “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;  the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

Joel 3:15 (NIV)

The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine.

Revelation 6:12

I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,

Mark 13:24

“But in those days, following that distress, “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

Revelation 8:12 

The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night. (NIV)

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Exodus 10:21-23 

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness spreads over Egypt—darkness that can be felt.” So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days. No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived. (NIV)

Eclipse in the Bible

Acts 2:20 

The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.(NIV)

Mark 15:32-33

Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him. At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

Jeremiah 13:16

Give glory to the LORD your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills.
You hope for light, but he will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom.