Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Peter 1:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Peter 1:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Peter 1:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, he knows that he will soon leave his body and go to heaven because Jesus showed him this. It's like when someone knows they will move to a new house soon.

2 Peter 1:14: Knowing that shortly I must put off [this] my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:51

1 Corinthians 15:51 speaks of a mystery where not all will die but will be changed, indicating uncertainty about death's immediacy, whereas 2 Peter 1:14 discusses a certainty of impending death.

1 Corinthians 15:51: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

Hebrews 9:27 articulates that it is appointed for humans to die once and then face judgment, suggesting a predetermined timeline for death that doesn’t align with the personalized revelation in 2 Peter 1:14.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

Ecclesiastes 9:5 states the living know they will die, contrasting with the specific revelation about the timing of death Peter claims in 2 Peter 1:14.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with James 4:14

James 4:14 emphasizes the uncertainty of life, describing life as a vapor, which contrasts with the certainty expressed in 2 Peter 1:14 about Peter’s imminent death.

James 4:14: Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. [It...: or, For it is]
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