Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 24:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 24:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 24:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus left the temple, and his followers came to show him the temple’s big, beautiful buildings. This shows that the disciples were impressed by the temple and wanted Jesus to see it too.

Matthew 24:1: And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

While Matthew 24:1 mentions the temple, Acts 7:48 states that God does not dwell in temples made with hands.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

Matthew 24:1 discusses the temple's physical structure, but 1 Kings 8:27 questions how God could dwell in the earthly temple when the heavens cannot contain him.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with John 4:21

Jesus in Matthew 24:1 visits the temple, while John 4:21 suggests a time when worship will not be tied to any physical location like Jerusalem.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

Matthew 24:1 refers to the temple as a significant structure, whereas Jeremiah 7:4 warns against putting trust in the temple just because it is called by God's name.

Jeremiah 7:4: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.
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