Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 40:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 40:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 40:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Prophet Ezekiel, this part of his vision shows a special building with stairs and pretty decorations like palm trees. It reminds people of a beautiful place where God is worshiped.

Ezekiel 40:26: And [there were] seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof [were] before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.

Contradiction with John 10:9

This verse talks about Jesus being the door for salvation, contrasting with the detailed physical descriptions of gates in Ezekiel 40:26.

John 10:9: I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Discusses the new covenant making the old one obsolete, contrary to the detailed description of temple features which are part of the old covenant in Ezekiel 40:26.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:6

Jesus claims to be greater than the temple, whereas Ezekiel 40:26 emphasizes on the temple's architectural details.

Matthew 12:6: But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater than the temple.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

States that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, in contrast to the detailed construction descriptions in Ezekiel 40:26.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Revelation 21:22

Describes a heavenly city without a temple, opposing the focus on temple structures in Ezekiel 40:26.

Revelation 21:22: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
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