Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27
Contradicts Ezekiel 40:35's detailed temple measurements by questioning how God can truly dwell in a temple, emphasizing the inconceivability of containing God within earthly structures.
1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
Contradiction with John 4:21
This verse contradicts the importance of physical structures for worship, suggesting an era where worship is no longer tied to specific holy sites like those described in Ezekiel.
John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
Contradiction with Acts 17:24
Contrasts the necessity of a physical temple seen in Ezekiel's vision, by declaring that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, challenging the focus on physical temple structures in Ezekiel 40.
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
Contradicts the focus on the physical temple in Ezekiel by describing a future where there is no temple because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple.
Revelation 21:22: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.