Acts 2:20 Meaning and Explanation
“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Before the great and notable day of the Lord arrives, the sun will be darkened and the moon turned to blood.
What Does Acts 2:20 Mean?
The prophecy reaches its horizon: the great and notable day of the Lord, heralded by darkness over the sun and a moon like blood. Pentecost stands at the opening of the last days; this verse points toward their consummation.
The lights the world trusts most are the very ones said to fail — a way of saying that every created certainty will bow before the Lord on his day. Yet for those who belong to him, that day is hope rather than dread: the same prophecy that darkens the sun throws open the door of salvation in its very next line. The wise hearer does not calculate the date but prepares the heart.
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What does Acts 2:20 mean?
Before the great and notable day of the Lord arrives, the sun will be darkened and the moon turned to blood.