Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 57:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 57:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 57:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God promises peace to good people when they die, like how we rest in comfortable beds. This means that living in a good way makes God happy, and He rewards us with rest and peace.

Isaiah 57:2: He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness. [enter into: or, go in] [in his...: or, before him]

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

This verse suggests Jesus came to bring a sword, not peace, contradicting the notion of peace in Isaiah 57:2.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with John 16:33

Here, Jesus tells of tribulation, contrasting the peace and rest mentioned in Isaiah 57:2.

John 16:33: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Contradiction with Luke 12:51

This verse indicates division rather than peace, opposing the rest and peace in Isaiah 57:2.

Luke 12:51: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Contradiction with James 4:1

This verse talks about wars and fights, contradicting the peace described in Isaiah 57:2.

James 4:1: From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members? [fightings: or, brawlings] [lusts: or, pleasures]

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:3

It warns of sudden destruction despite cries of peace, opposing the peaceful rest in Isaiah 57:2.

1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
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