Matthew Poole and continuators on Joel 2:31

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness , and the moon into blood , before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come .

Having mentioned the Prodigies which were to be wrought on Earth, now the Prophet specifieth what shall be done in Heaven, where the great Luminaries shall be wonderfully affected, the Sun shall be greatly obscur'd.

Shall seem to be turned from a Body of Light to meer Darkness;

Either by Eclipse, or by the intervention of Vapours drawn up from the places where was great slaughter and effusion of Blood; however as to manner, 'tis most certain as to the Event; the Moon shall seem to be blood.

Great to all, terrible to the rejecters and persecutors of Christ. This day was the day of Ierusalems destruction and burning of the Temple, and slaughter of the Iews for their violence against, and murther of the Messiah, for their sins against the Gospel: This was fulfilled partly in the devastation of Ierusalem, but shall fully and finally be fulfilled in the day of Judgment, and at the Consummation of the World.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word]. 10. [illegible: 1 word] 3.15.