Cross references

Revelation 8:12

Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.

Revelation 8:12 BSB

Revelation 8:12 has 25 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 22 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Joel 2:31 (11 votes) and Isaiah 13:10 (10 votes). 31 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Genesis 1 to Revelation 16.

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Which verses does Revelation 8:12 point to?

The 20 strongest of 25, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Joel 2:3111 votes

    The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

  2. Isaiah 13:1010 votes

    For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.

  3. Joel 2:1010 votes

    Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.

  4. And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

  5. 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 the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

  6. The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. …

  7. And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

  8. Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, …

  9. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.” So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days. …

  10. Joel 3:155 votes

    The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.

  11. Mark 13:245 votes
  12. So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

  13. A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.

  14. Mark 15:334 votes
  15. Luke 21:254 votes

Which verses point to Revelation 8:12?

The 10 strongest of 31.