Is this ever mentioned in Sacred Scripture?

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Is a future three day period of darkness ever mentiond in Sacred Scripture? Your help is appreciated!
 
There is no future time where darkness is specifically mention as being for three days (as in one of the plagues on Egypt, like Exodus 10:22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.

However, darkness is repeatedly spoken of in OT prophecy and in the book of Revelation as something that happens on the Day of the Lord (the last day). Here is one example:

Isaiah 60:2 (Isaiah 60)

***For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,

and thick darkness the peoples;

but the Lord will arise upon you,

and his glory will be seen upon you.***

A keyword search in a concordance or an online Bible website (such as Oremus or Bible Gateway, etc) will produce many hits that speak of darkness associated with the Day of the Lord.

I hope this helps 🙂
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Revelation 16:10 mentions a period of darkness:
The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was in darkness; men gnawed their tongues in anguish .
 
“Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?”

But he said to them: It is not for you to know the time or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power." (Acts 1:6, 7)

Jesus had frank words to say to his apostles. The bishops seem to still accept those words by keeping silent on future events. It is not for me to know either.
 
animalis said:
“Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?”

But he said to them: It is not for you to know the time or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power." (Acts 1:6, 7)

Jesus had frank words to say to his apostles. The bishops seem to still accept those words by keeping silent on future events. It is not for me to know either.
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You misunderstand me, I’m merely asking whether the Bible mentions a future period of 3 days of darkness - I am not asking about when the world will end. I am well aware of Jesus words on the matter. I know that nobody knows when the end of the world will be.
 
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Is a future three day period of darkness ever mentiond in Sacred Scripture? Your help is appreciated!
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A “type” of the three days of darkness is inferred by the entombment of Christ until His Resurrection.
 
tm30 said:
A “type” of the three days of darkness is inferred by the entombment of Christ until His Resurrection.
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Thanks, Tm30! And Enoch and Elijah are supposed to be dead for three days and come back to life. Peace!
 
The ‘dark night’ has been experienced by several Catholic mystics and saints, which is to some degree or another often associated with "as Jonah was three days and three nights in the fish’s belly, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

It is possible that the three days of darkness is a future universal experience of the dark night that was first experienced by several of the OT prophets, most extremely by Jesus Christ, and since then by several of the mystics and saints of Jesus Christ.
 
mercytruth said:
The ‘dark night’ has been experienced by several Catholic mystics and saints, which is to some degree or another often associated with "as Jonah was three days and three nights in the fish’s belly, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

It is possible that the three days of darkness is a future universal experience of the dark night that was first experienced by several of the OT prophets, most extremely by Jesus Christ, and since then by several of the mystics and saints of Jesus Christ.
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Thanks for the feedback, Mercytruth!
 
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