Book of Joel Chapter 2 Vs. 10

 The Day of the Lord

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: Joel 2:10

earth shall quake... The ground trembles as dust flies along with the growing devastation. Earthquakes and cosmic disruptions are well attested elsewhere as signs accompanying divine appearances (Jud. 5:4; Psm. 18:7; Jer. 4:23-26; Nah. 1:5-6; Mat. 24:7). Joel later refers to these signs (2:31; 3:15).

אֶרֶץ

'erets

eh'-rets

From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land): - X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X nations, way, + wilderness, world.

This is still speaking of the terror the locusts put into the hearts of men. It is also, speaking of the time of the end, when the sun and the moon do not shine. At that time, there will be an earthquake felt around the entire world.

רָגַז

râgaz

raw-gaz'

A primitive root; to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear): - be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.

פָּנִים

pânı̂ym

paw-neem'

Plural (but always used as a singular) of an unused noun (פָּנֶה pâneh, paw-neh'; from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.): - + accept, a (be-) fore (-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + inquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront (-part), form (-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him (-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look [-eth] (-s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason, of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them (-selves), through (+ -out), till, time (-s) past, (un-) to (-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with (-in, + stand), X ye, X you.

This near devastation that Joel is speaking of here, is a type and a shadow of that great and terrible day at the end of the age. The Day of the Lord.

Mark 13:24-25 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,” “And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.”

Luke 21:25-26 “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;” “Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.”

The army’s approach is accompanied by cosmic disorder. The entire area of the ten kingdoms of the antichrist, from earth below to sky above, quivers (cf. shakes and trembles) before the thunderous battle cry of the divine Commander. This cosmic response is a typical poetic description of the Lord’s theophany as Warrior (cf. Jdg. 5:4; Psm. 18:7; 77:18; Isa. 13:13; Joel 3:16). The darkening of the heavenly bodies (cf. Joel 2:2, 2:30; 3:15) is another characteristic of the Lord’s Day (cf. Isa. 13:10; Eze. 32:7; Zec. 14:6-7; see also Isa. 34:4).

שָׁמֶה שָׁמַיִם

shâmayim shâmeh

shaw-mah'-yim, shaw-meh'

The second form being dual of an unused singular; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve): - air, X astrologer, heaven (-s).

רָעַשׁ

râ‛ash

raw-ash

A primitive root; to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also, a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust): - make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.

The sun and the moon:

קָדַר

qâdar

kaw-dar'

A primitive root; to be ashy, that is, dark colored; by implication to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments): - be black (-ish), be (make) dark (-en), X heavily, (cause to) mourn.

כּוֹכָב

kôkâb

ko-kawb'

Probably from the same as H3522 (in the sense of rolling) or H3554 (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively a prince: - star ([-gazer]).

אָסַף

'âsaph

aw-saf'

A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence to receive, take away, that is, remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.): - assemble, bring, consume, destroy, fetch, gather (in, together, up again), X generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover [another from leprosy], (be) re-reward, X surely, take (away, into, up), X utterly, withdraw.

נֹגַהּ

nôgahh

no'-gah

From H5050; brilliancy (literally or figuratively): - bright (-ness), light, (clear) shining.

The invincibility of the Lord’s army

The army’s approach is accompanied by cosmic disorder. The entire world, from earth below to sky above, quivers (cf. shakes and trembles) before the thunderous battle cry of the divine Commander.