Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 3:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 3:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 3:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Joel, many people are making important choices, and God is coming soon to help decide what happens next. It's like being in a big, important moment where everyone has to choose the right path.

Joel 3:14: Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD [is] near in the valley of decision. [decision: or, concision, or, threshing]

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse speaks of the uncertainty of the timing of God's judgment, contrasting with Joel 3:14 which implies a clear impending judgment in the "valley of decision".

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 Thessalonians 5:2

Emphasizes the unexpected nature of the "day of the Lord" coming like a thief in the night, which differs from the visible and decisive judgment day described in Joel 3:14.

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

Contradiction with Revelation 16:14-16

Refers to the ultimate battle of Armageddon where the world's kings are gathered, contrasting with Joel 3:14's gathering in the valley, which doesn't specify a battle context.

Revelation 16:14-16: For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 11:5

Highlights human inability to know God's work or plans, contrasting with the assured and clear judgment pronounced in Joel 3:14.

Ecclesiastes 11:5: As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
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