Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 1:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 1:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 1:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joel, this verse means that God will soon come and it will be a very serious and important day with big changes, like a storm. It's a warning that people should get ready for God's visit because it will be powerful.

Joel 1:15: Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD [is] at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse states that no one knows the day or hour of the Lord's coming, which could contradict the declaration in Joel that the day is at hand.

Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:10

This verse indicates the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night, suggesting unpredictability in contrast to Joel saying it is near.

2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2

Similar to 2 Peter 3:10, this verse also emphasizes the unexpectedness of the day of the Lord, which contrasts with a specific prediction.

1 Thessalonians 5:2: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Contradiction with Amos 5:18

This verse questions why people would desire the day of the Lord, suggesting it is not something to anticipate eagerly as a known event.

Amos 5:18: Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [is] darkness, and not light.

Contradiction with Zephaniah 1:14

While acknowledging the day is near, its description as a day of wrath and darkness might contradict any previous sense of immediacy or predictability.

Zephaniah 1:14: The great day of the LORD [is] near, [it is] near, and hasteth greatly, [even] the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

Contradiction with Isaiah 13:6

This verse similarly speaks of wailing because the day of the Lord is at hand, yet also indicates the day comes as a destructive force, adding ambiguity as to its exact timing.

Isaiah 13:6: Howl ye; for the day of the LORD [is] at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 30:3

It announces the day of the Lord as near, yet its fulfillment and the extent of time “near” encompasses can be debated, creating a seeming contradiction.

Ezekiel 30:3: For the day [is] near, even the day of the LORD [is] near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
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