Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 13:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Mark 13:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Mark 13:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Mark, Jesus is telling people to pay attention because He is warning them about everything that will happen. He wants them to be ready and not surprised when those things come true.

Mark 13:23: But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse states that no one knows the day or hour of the end, not even the angels in heaven or the Son, which contrasts with Mark 13:23 where forewarnings are given.

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

Contradiction with Acts 1:7

This verse suggests that times and dates are set by the Father's authority and are not for us to know, conflicting with the idea in Mark 13:23 of being forewarned.

Acts 1:7: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2

This verse implies that the Lord's coming will be like a thief in the night, unforeseen, while Mark 13:23 suggests awareness of the signs beforehand.

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

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:10

This verse declares that the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief, counter to the idea of being forewarned in Mark 13:23.

2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
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