Joel 3:15

“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.”

"The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." - Joel 3:15
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What does Joel 3:15 mean?

Joel 3:15 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." This verse is part of a prophecy from the prophet Joel about the Day of the Lord, a time of judgment and restoration. The book of Joel is…

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When the Lights Go Out: Finding Hope in Darkness

The prophet Joel makes a profound statement in Joel 3:15: "The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." This imagery of celestial bodies losing their light evokes a deep sense of foreboding and chaos, but it also leads us to a rich space…

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A Prayer for Divine Illumination in Times of Darkness

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You with humble hearts and uplifted spirits, acknowledging Your sovereignty over all creation. As we reflect upon the prophetic words found in Joel 3:15, "The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall…

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Joel 3:15 - "The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining."
Joel 3 verse 15
Joel 2:15 - "¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:"
1 Chronicles 15:7 - "Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:"
Joel 1:15 - "Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come."
Joel 3:3 - "And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink."
Joel 3:20 - "But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation."
Joel 3:21 - "For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion."
Joel 3:14 - "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision."
1 Chronicles 15:11 - "And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,"
Joel 1:3 - "Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation."
Joel 3:1 - "For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,"
Joel 3:10 - "Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong."
"¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:" - Joel 2:15
1 Chronicles 15:17 - "So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;"
Joel 3:12 - "Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about."
Joel 3:13 - "Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great."
1 Chronicles 7:3 - "And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men."
"Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:" - 1 Chronicles 15:7
Joel 3:5 - "Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:"
Joel 3:6 - "The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border."
Joel 3:19 - "Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land."
"But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation." - Joel 3:20
Joel 3:7 - "Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:"
"Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come." - Joel 1:15
Joel 3:8 - "And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it."
"For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion." - Joel 3:21
Joel 3:9 - "¶ Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:"
Joel 3:11 - "Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD."