Contradictions and Paradoxes in Daniel 8:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Daniel 8:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Daniel 8:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Daniel, this verse means that a bad leader got power because people did wrong things. He stopped the good things people were supposed to do and lied a lot, and for a time, he was successful.

Daniel 8:12: And an host was given [him] against the daily [sacrifice] by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. [an host...: or, the host was given over for the transgression against the daily sacrifice]

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:19

Proverbs 12:19 states that the lip of truth shall be established forever, which seems to contradict the transgression of truth described in Daniel 8:12.

Proverbs 12:19: The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:8

Isaiah 40:8 claims that the word of God shall stand forever, opposing the idea of the truth being cast down as in Daniel 8:12.

Isaiah 40:8: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:35

Matthew 24:35 states that Jesus' words shall not pass away, which contradicts Daniel 8:12 where truth is cast to the ground.

Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Contradiction with John 14:6

John 14:6 speaks of Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life, contradicting the casting down of truth seen in Daniel 8:12.

John 14:6: Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 1:25

1 Peter 1:25 implies that the word of the Lord endures forever, opposing the casting down of truth mentioned in Daniel 8:12.

1 Peter 1:25: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:12

Hebrews 4:12 describes the word of God as living and active, which contradicts the act of casting down the truth as depicted in Daniel 8:12.

Hebrews 4:12: For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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