Acts 2:19I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel. Peter's Pentecost sermon continues. The crowd has just experienced supernatural languages and wind — now he warns of greater wonders coming...
The emotion here: urgent warning mixed with hope that some will listen
The original word
terata (τέρατα) — portents that make people stop and stare in terror
Why it matters
Blood-red moons occurred during Jerusalem's siege in 70 AD, 40 years later
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 2:19
This isn't future prediction — it's warning about Jerusalem's coming destruction in 70 AD
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about the modern end times, but Peter was warning his generation about Jerusalem's destruction 40 years later. History proved him right.
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Bible Genome reading
Acts 2:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 2:19 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include signs, judgment, cosmic. Notable phrases: wonders in the sky; blood and fire. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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