Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Thessalonians 2:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Thessalonians 2:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Thessalonians 2:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is reminding his friends that he already talked to them about some important things when he was with them before. It's like when a teacher reminds their students about a lesson they already learned.

2 Thessalonians 2:5: Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

Contradicts the concept of remembering specific prophecy timelines mentioned in 2 Thessalonians 2:5 as it states that no one knows the day or hour of such events.

Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Contradiction with Acts 1:7

Contradicts the clarity and reminder given in 2 Thessalonians 2:5 by asserting that it is not for individuals to know the times or seasons which the Father has put in his own power.

Acts 1:7: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Contradiction with Mark 13:32

Contrasts with 2 Thessalonians 2:5 by stating that not even the Son knows the day or hour, emphasizing uncertainty over forewarned remembrance.

Mark 13:32: But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:11

Suggests the idea that God's timing and plans are inscrutable, contradicting the notion in 2 Thessalonians 2:5 that these prophecies can be clearly remembered and understood.

Ecclesiastes 3:11: He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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