Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Thessalonians 2:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Thessalonians 2:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Thessalonians 2:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, this verse means that a very bad person will be shown to everyone, and then Jesus will make him go away just by speaking and by shining brightly when he comes back. People understand this to mean that Jesus is very powerful and can make all bad things go away.

2 Thessalonians 2:8: And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse contradicts 2 Thessalonians 2:8 by stating that no one knows the day or hour of the Lord's return, while 2 Thessalonians 2:8 discusses a specific event in the prophecy timeline.

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

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2

This verse suggests the Lord will come suddenly and unexpectedly like a thief in the night, while 2 Thessalonians 2:8 describes a clear sequence of events leading to His coming.

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

Contradiction with Revelation 3:3

Here, the Lord's coming will be surprise to those not watching, contradicting the clear manifestation of events in 2 Thessalonians 2:8.

Revelation 3:3: Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 25:13

This verse emphasizes the unpredictability of the Lord's return, contrary to the precise unveiling in 2 Thessalonians 2:8.

Matthew 25:13: Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Contradiction with Acts 1:7

The verse notes it is not for us to know the times or seasons set by God's authority, in contrast to the specific revelation seen in 2 Thessalonians 2:8.

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.
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