Sun Becoming Black as a Sackloth of Hair
Following the earthquake comes a second major catastrophe – the sun will appear to turn black like sackcloth made of goat hair. This is believe to be the second of five blackouts during the End Times (Joel 2:31, Revelation 6:12, 9:2, 16:10-11; Matthew 24:29-30). As a result of the dust and gasses from the vapors of smoke exploding from the earth’s core, It will screen and reflect light away from the sun, making it appear to John like black sackcloth made of goat hair. Isaiah 50:3 says, “I clothe the heavens with darkness and make sackcloth its covering.” According to the prophet Joel, the same phenomena will occur with the third disaster. Joel 2:10 says, “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…” This is closely connected with the sun and sky being blacked out by smoke from the Abyss (Joel 9:2).
