In the Bible in Matthew 24:29, Jesus says, that immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. What does this mean? The spiritual darkness in the spirit realm shall become visible in the natural realm and shall cause that the elements and the powers of the heavens be shaken.
The darkness shall reign on earth
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken (Matthew 24:29)
Immediately after the tribulation, due to all the violence and evil (the sins and iniquities) and the increase of apostasy, the earth shall be covered in (spiritual) darkness. The darkness shall reign for a period of time and shall become visible in the natural realm.
The light will not be present anymore, but due to sins and iniquitites of the people, death and sign reign on earth and darkness will dominate the earth.
When the darkness dominates the earth, the manifestations of these evil powers, principalities, dominions etc. will become worse and shall manifest in the natural realm. There shall be an increase of natural disasters, deathly diseases, epidemics, poverty, etc.
All this will be the result of the people, who live in rebellion against the Word of God in sin. They will cause destructions in the lives of man and on this earth (Read also: ‘The mischief people bring upon themselves‘ and ‘The evil that will come‘).
The terrible Day of the Lord
The Holy Spirit is the Author of the Bible. Therefore, when Jesus spoke about His return and about the end of times, He spoke repeatedly, about what was aforementioned by the prophets in the Old Testament. For example, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Joel and Amos spoke prophetically about the end of times and the Day of the Lord:
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. For the stars of 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 13:9-10)
And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God (Ezekiel 32:7-8)
“The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble”
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? (Joel 2:10-11)
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come (Joel 2:31)
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining (Joel 3:15)
They all saw and spoke about the great terrible Day of the Lord and who could abide it?
The distress of nations
Before that terrible Day of the Lord, there shall be distress of nations. People shall flee, but they won’t feel save anywhere, because terrible things shall take place on the earth. The heavens shall be shaken; no place will be save for them. There will be such primal forces going on, that no man will be able to stop these.
The people shall curse God for everything that will take place. The effect of these natural disasters on man is written in Luke 21:
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Man’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken (Luke 21:25,26)
The Day of the Lord
Peter, full of the Holy Ghost, also preached about the Day of the Lord and described it exactly the way Jesus and the prophets did:
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved (Acts 2:20,21)
When Jesus revealed Himself to John on Patmos, Jesus showed John, what would take place in the last days.
Jesus showed John, what the Day of the Lord would look like. He showed him, what signs will take place before that day, i.e. the darkening of the sun:
The stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great man, and the rich man, and the chief captains, and the mighty man, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? (Revelation 6:13-17)
When did the darkness also came over the earth?
There was another moment, which is mentioned in the Bible, when the darkness came over the earth and the sun was darkened. It was the moment, that Jesus took all sins and iniquities of mankind upon Him and died on the cross:
It was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I command my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost (Luke 23:44-46)
When Jesus took ALL sins and iniquities upon Him, sin dominated and the earth was covered in darkness.
The earth was covered with darkness, the sun was darkened, all the light was gone, because the devil, demons, principalities, dominions and powers dominated the earth at that moment. But it was not for long.
He spoiled principalities and powers, He made a whew of them openly, triumphing over them in it (Colossians 2:15)
The separation between God and man came to an end, by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.
His blood that was shed, had reconciled man back to God. Yes, the veil, that separated God from mankind was torn in the holy of holiest in the temple.
The time of the Old Covenant, the old Levitical priesthood was gone and the time of the New Covenant had come through Jesus Christ, the High Priest and King. By His blood that was shed for you and me, Jesus reconciled man back to God and restored the position of fallen mankind (Read also: ‘What is the order of Melchizedek?‘, ‘The peace Jesus restored between fallen man and God‘ and ‘Jesus restored the position of fallen man’).
The judgment of the earth
The earth shall be cursed, because it is defiled under the inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate, therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few man left (Isaiah 24:5-6)
When we look at the judgment of the earth, God speaks about the many iniquities and sins that dominate. Man has brought judgment on the earth by themselves. How? Because they don’t live holy lives and don’t walk in the commandments of Jesus Christ; the Word, anymore. Instead they walk after their flesh in sin, fulfilling their lusts and desires. Therefore the earth is defiled.
Walking after the flesh instead of walking after the Spirit
Many people, including believers, don’t walk according to the commandments of God and Jesus Christ anymore. But they walk according to their own will, lusts and desires. They are carnal and walk after the flesh, doing what they want, feel, and what pleases them.
They are led by their own opinions, thoughts, and experiences instead of being led by God’s opinions, commandments and thoughts. By violating the laws of God and by changing the ordinances, many have left the everlasting covenant in Jesus Christ.
The sins shall increase and shall reach the heaven and God shall remember her iniquities.
For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities (Revelation 18:5)
When Jesus returns, the earth shall be filled with darkness
When Jesus returns, the earth shall be filled with darkness. Yes, the sins shall banish all the light; the sun shall be darkened, the moon shall not shine, the stars shall fall out of heaven and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. Terrible natural disasters will take place upon the earth. When we see this happening, we know that the Day of the Lord is near.
‘Be the salt of the earth’
