Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 7:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 7:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 7:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Daniel, the vision of a lion with eagle's wings that loses its wings and stands like a person teaches us that even the strongest kingdoms can change and become kinder or weaker. It's like saying even a big, strong animal can become more gentle and like a person with a heart.

Daniel 7:4: The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. [and it: or, wherewith it]

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse states that God does not lie or change His mind, whereas Daniel 7:4 presents a vision with symbolic imagery that can be seen as changeable and open to interpretation.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

This verse claims God does not change, while Daniel 7:4 introduces changing and dynamic images like the wings being plucked.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Contradiction with James 1:17

States that God does not change like shifting shadows, in contrast to the transformative symbolism in Daniel 7:4.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:8

Declares that Jesus Christ is the same forever, which contradicts the transformative nature of the image in Daniel 7:4.

Hebrews 13:8: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
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