The darkening of the sun stands as a significant sign preceding the great and awesome Day of the Lord. Scripture consistently connects it with divine judgment, appearing in Joel, Isaiah 13, Ezekiel 32, and Ecclesiastes 12 at both national and personal levels. The Sixth Seal of Revelation 6:12-17 presents it alongside a great earthquake, a bloodied moon, falling stars, and a receding sky, portraying upheaval far broader than eclipses. God established the lights for signs and moedim, appointed times. Continuing the pattern of the Ninth Plague, Joshua's Long Day, Hezekiah's Sundial, and the crucifixion darkness, this sign announces God's wrath. Survival depends not on escaping darkness, but on watching, praying, and seeking His face through obedience. Also see sermons and articles about 'Sun, Darkening of'.
Revelation 6:12-14 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
Matthew 24:29 'Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine.
Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.
