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Acts 2:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 2:20

Verse 20 of 47

Scripture focus

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

Acts 2:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 2:20

Theological / Devotional

The Sun. For specific fulfillment of the signs mentioned in this verse see on Joel 2:10; Matt. 24:29.

Before. Intimating that the wonders and signs precede the “day of the Lord” and are not themselves a part of it.

Notable. Gr. epiphanes, “manifest,” “illustrious,” or “glorious.” The Hebrew of Joel 2:31, however, literally means “terrible,” “bright,” “glorious.”

The phrase “great and notable day” agrees with the LXX, but the final part of Acts 2:20 may be rendered “before the day of the Lord comes, the great and manifest day” (RSV).

Day of the Lord. See on Isa. 13:6; Joel 1:15; 2:1. The day will be terrible to the enemies of God (Joel 2:1,2; Amos 5:18-20; Rev. 6:15-17; etc.), but welcome to those who accept the Lord’s call (Isa. 25:9; Joel 2:32).

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