Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 2:2

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

According to Luke, a big, powerful noise came from the sky and filled the house where the people were sitting. It was like a strong and loud wind suddenly blowing through the room.

Acts 2:2: And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:7

Describes the confounding of language to scatter people, contrasting with Acts 2:2, which unites people through the understanding of languages.

Genesis 11:7: Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

States that God is not the author of confusion, yet Acts 2:2 introduces a sudden and potentially confusing experience.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with Matthew 24:30

Describes the coming of the Son of Man with a visible sign, whereas Acts 2:2 describes an invisible and auditory event.

Matthew 24:30: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:12

Elijah experiences God's presence in a still small voice, contrary to the loud, rushing wind sound in Acts 2:2.

1 Kings 19:12: And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

Contradiction with John 3:8

The wind blows where it wills and is unpredictable, yet Acts 2:2 features a purposeful and powerful wind.

John 3:8: The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
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