Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 2:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 2:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 2:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Joel, God wants everyone to know that something very important is about to happen, so they need to be ready and pay attention because God's special day is coming soon. It's like when you hear a loud alarm, you know something is going on and you need to listen and get ready.

Joel 2:1: Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand; [trumpet: or, cornet]

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3

While Joel 2:1 speaks of the day of the Lord as a time of warning and alarm, 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 describes it as coming like a thief in the night, unexpectedly bringing sudden destruction to those proclaiming "peace and safety."

1 Thessalonians 5:2-3: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

Joel 2:1 calls for the sounding of an alarm because the day of the Lord is at hand, but Matthew 24:36 states that no one knows the day or hour of the Lord's coming, not even the angels or the Son.

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

Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:12

Joel 2:1 describes the day of the Lord with a loud alarm and trumpet, whereas 1 Kings 19:12 signifies God's presence with a "still small voice," contrasting the loud and urgent tone in Joel.

1 Kings 19:12: And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

Contradiction with Amos 5:18

Joel 2:1 portrays the day of the Lord as imminent and to be warned of, yet Amos 5:18 warns against desiring this day, suggesting it brings darkness and not light, highlighting a different aspect of its approach.

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.
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