Then what do you say when Peter spoke in Acts 2 saying great and glorious day of the Lord?
Acts 2:20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
And you are right I'm not a preterist or pre-trib
He's quoting Malachi 4:5-6 basically and/or Joel 2:31. But go reread Malachi 4:5-6 and to a word study on before, it actually derives from a word meaning "FACE" so if you are before a king you are in the presence of the kings [face] so to speak. Anyway, it means in the presence of, so Elijah and Moses imho, or the coming two-witnesses, will come in the presence of the DOTL or God's Wrath. Of course they will, they pray down all of the plagues !!
Glad you are not a preterist, but I never asked the question, both Pre 70th week and Pre Trib. mean the same thing, I just use pre 70th week because some people can't differentiate the full week (70th week) from the Greatest Ever Troubles which only last 1260 days. Lets see if I can bring up this meaning.
Malachi 4:5 ¶ Behold, x2009 I x595 will send 7971 z8802 you x853 ´Ëliyyà אֵלִיָּה 452 the prophet 5030
before 6440 the coming 935 z8800 of the
great 1419 and dreadful 3372 z8737 day 3117 of Yähwè יָהוֶה: 3068
#6440 פָּנִים paniym {paw-neem'} pl. (but always as sing.) of an unused noun פָּנֶה paneh {paw-neh'}
from H6437; TWOT - 1782a; n m
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Hebrew Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1)
face
1a)
face, faces
1b)
presence, person
1c)
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d)
face (of animals)
1e)
face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1)
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly,
from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of,
in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of,
from before, from before the face of
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Brown-Driver-Briggs (Old Testament Hebrew-English Lexicon)
Plural (but always used as a singular) of an unused noun (פָּנֶה paneh, {paw-neh'}; from H6437)
; 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, + enquire, 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
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Strong's (Hebrew & Chaldee Dictionary of the Old Testament)
As you see, everything can not be chanced, we have to know ourselves what it means, we have computers, fortunately for us this is easy to do.
So, in the FACE (Presence of) the Day of the Lord is what it means, not BEFORE the DOTL even arrives, but Elijah is sent back in the presence of or to pray down the DOTL ant to witness for 1260 days during the DOTL.
Do not assume a word means in English what you think it means.
So, in the context you used it means the Sun and Moon will be turned dark in the presence of God's Wrath (DOTL)
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