Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 10:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 10:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 10:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Cornelius, a good man who loved God, was telling about a special day when he didn't eat for a while and prayed, and then he saw an angel wearing shiny clothes. The angel came to give him an important message from God.

Acts 10:30: And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

Contradiction with Genesis 6:3

This verse says human lifespans will be 120 years, while Cornelius in Acts 10:30 suggests supernatural communication within a shorter timeframe.

Genesis 6:3: And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

This verse promises divine responses to those who ask, while Acts 10:30 presents Cornelius as receiving a vision only after continuous prayer.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:12

Describes God speaking out of fire, contrasting with the angelic vision Cornelius has in Acts 10:30.

Deuteronomy 4:12: And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only [ye heard] a voice. [only...: Heb. save a voice]

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

States no man can see God and live, whereas Cornelius has a divine encounter in Acts 10:30.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 1:18

Claims no one has seen God at any time, yet Cornelius in Acts 10:30 speaks of an angelic vision.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
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