Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

The Time

Does the Bible give any idea as to the time of “the day of the Lord”? BR-ASI9 237.9

“Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.” “For the stars of the heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.” Isaiah 13:6, 10. BR-ASI9 237.10

“And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.” Joel 2:30, 31. (See also Joel 2:10, 11; 3:14-16; Zephaniah 1:14; Matthew 24:29.) BR-ASI9 237.11

“And I beheld when He had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black . . . , and the moon became as blood; . . . and the stars of heaven fell.” Revelation 6:12, 13. BR-ASI9 238.1