Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Thessalonians 2:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Thessalonians 2:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Thessalonians 2:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, the writer of the book, there is something or someone holding back a secret or a person until it's the right time for them to be seen or known. God has a special plan and time for everything, and this is part of that plan.

2 Thessalonians 2:6: And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. [withholdeth: or, holdeth]

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse suggests that no one knows the timing of future events, whereas 2 Thessalonians 2:6 implies that the timing is known.

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

This verse states that the knowledge of timing is reserved only for God, contradicting the idea of holding knowledge of the times in 2 Thessalonians 2:6.

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 1 Thessalonians 5:2

It describes the coming of the day of the Lord as unexpected, opposing the idea of restraining knowledge or events as in 2 Thessalonians 2:6.

1 Thessalonians 5:2: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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