Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 7:56

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According to Luke, Stephen saw the sky open up and Jesus standing beside God. This made Stephen feel brave because he knew Jesus was there with him.

Acts 7:56: And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Contradiction with John 14:9

Jesus states that anyone who has seen Him has seen the Father, indicating equality with God, not standing at the right hand as Stephen describes in Acts 7:56.

John 14:9: Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?

Contradiction with Philippians 2:6

Paul describes Jesus as not considering equality with God something to be grasped, contradicting the vision of standing at God's right hand.

Philippians 2:6: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Contradiction with Colossians 1:15

Describes Jesus as the image of the invisible God, suggesting no need for separate visibility of Jesus standing beside God.

Colossians 1:15: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

States that God dwells in unapproachable light and is invisible, challenging the visual encounter Stephen describes.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Contradiction with Revelation 4:2

Describes a vision of a throne with One sitting on it, not mentioning Jesus standing separately at the right hand of God.

Revelation 4:2: And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne.
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