Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 5:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 5:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 5:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of John, Jesus is saying that a time is coming when people who are no longer alive will hear his voice, and when they do, they will be made alive again. This means that Jesus has the power to give life, even after someone has died.

John 5:25: Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

These verses suggest that the dead will be raised at the last trumpet, implying a future event, while John 5:25 suggests that this process is already happening.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse states that the dead know nothing, which seems to contradict the active hearing and living process described in John 5:25.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

These verses describe the dead in Christ rising at the coming of the Lord, implying a future resurrection rather than something currently occurring as suggested in John 5:25.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Contradiction with Job 14:12

Job states that man lies down and does not rise till the heavens are no more, implying a different timeline for resurrection than the one suggested in John 5:25.

Job 14:12: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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