Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 13:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 13:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 13:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, if someone is on the roof of their house when something important happens, they should not go inside to get their belongings. Instead, they should leave quickly and not worry about their things because staying safe is more important.

Mark 13:15: And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter [therein], to take any thing out of his house:

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:3

Proverbs 22:3 suggests prudence in foreseeing danger and hiding oneself, which could be seen as contradicting the immediate, urgent escape advised in Mark 13:15.

Proverbs 22:3: A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1

Ecclesiastes 3:1 implies there is a time for everything, which might contradict the constant readiness and urgency implied in Mark 13:15.

Ecclesiastes 3:1: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Matthew 6:25 advises against worrying about one's life, yet Mark 13:15 implies urgency and focus on immediate survival.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

Romans 8:28 suggests that all things work together for good, potentially conflicting with the desperation and urgency in Mark 13:15.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.
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