Topic
Astronomy
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There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? — read the full passage →
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.
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;
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
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:
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. — read the full passage →
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
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.
As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name: — read the full passage →
Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →
And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; — read the full passage →
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. — read the full passage →
And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. — read the full passage →
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. — read the full passage →
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; — read the full passage →
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. — read the full passage →
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, — read the full passage →
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. — read the full passage →
To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. — read the full passage →
All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God.
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, — read the full passage →
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; — read the full passage →
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:
Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, — read the full passage →
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
And I will give him the morning star.
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: — read the full passage →
Thus saith the Lord; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. — read the full passage →
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. — read the full passage →
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. — read the full passage →
Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: — read the full passage →
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
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