Matthew 27:45
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.”
What does Matthew 27:45 mean?
During Jesus's crucifixion, an unexplained darkness covered the land from noon until three in the afternoon. This wasn't a natural eclipse, since it occurred during Passover when the moon was full, and all four Gospel accounts mention it as a significant sign. The darkness seemed to mark something cosmic shifting, as if creation itself was responding to what was happening on the cross, and it deepened the horror and strangeness of that day for everyone watching.