Joel 2:31
“The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.”
— Joel 2:31
About this verse
Joel 2:31 comes from the book of Joel, written during the end_times period. The setting is cosmic. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the apocalyptic genre of biblical literature. Key themes include day of Lord, cosmic judgment. Notable phrases: sun into darkness; great and terrible day. This verse contains prophecy.
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end_times
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anxious
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apocalyptic
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