Contradiction with Matthew 24:36
Contradicts by stating that no one knows the day or hour, whereas 1 Thessalonians 4:16 suggests a certain event will occur.
Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:10
States the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, contradicting the visible and audible nature of the event in 1 Thessalonians 4:16.
2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Contradiction with John 5:28-29
Implies a general resurrection, whereas 1 Thessalonians 4:16 emphasizes the resurrection of believers only.
John 5:28-29: Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Contradiction with Matthew 24:31
Mentions angels gathering the elect, differing from the description in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 where the Lord himself descends.
Matthew 24:31: And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. [with...: or, with a trumpet, and a great voice]
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Describes a transformation of the living at the last trumpet, not specifically a resurrection sequence as in 1 Thessalonians 4:16.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Paradox #1
Some people find inconsistencies between this verse's description of an event and other biblical accounts of similar events. Different interpretations of when and how these events occur in relation to other prophecies can lead to conflicting views on the sequence and timing of religious events described in the Bible.
Paradox #2
The contradiction in the concept in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 could be related to the idea of resurrection and people rising from the dead, which does not align with our scientific understanding of life, death, and biology. Modern science does not support the possibility of the dead coming back to life as described.