Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 3:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 3:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 3:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christians, Joel is saying that God will one day help his people, Judah and Jerusalem, to be free and happy again. It's like God is promising to bring everyone back home safely.

Joel 3:1: For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

Contradiction with Matthew 28:19

Joel 3:1 speaks about gathering all nations for a future event, whereas Matthew 28:19 commands spreading the gospel to all nations, not gathering them.

Matthew 28:19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations]

Contradiction with Acts 10:34-35

Joel 3:1 focuses on God's specific judgment on nations, while Acts 10:34-35 emphasizes God shows no partiality and accepts anyone who fears Him and does what is right.

Acts 10:34-35: Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

Joel 3:1 mentions the gathering and judgment of nations which implies division; Galatians 3:28 promotes unity and abolishment of divisions among people.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with Romans 14:10-12

Joel 3:1 refers to a future national judgment, while Romans 14:10-12 focuses on individual accountability before God.

Romans 14:10-12: But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Contradiction with John 3:17

Joel 3:1 involves the notion of judgment, yet John 3:17 states that God sent His Son not to condemn the world, but to save it.

John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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