Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 12:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 12:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 12:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the person who wrote this story, God sent an angel to help Peter escape from prison. The angel led Peter past the guards and through a big iron gate that opened all by itself, showing that God can do amazing things to help people.

Acts 12:10: When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

This verse suggests that the Lord directs the steps of a man, while Acts 12:10 describes an angel leading Peter, which could imply a secondary agent rather than divine direction.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:2

In this verse, an angel causes an earthquake when rolling back the stone from Jesus' tomb, displaying power, whereas, in Acts 12:10, the angel leads Peter silently past the gate without disturbance.

Matthew 28:2: And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. [was: or, had been]
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