Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 24:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 24:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 24:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Gospel of Matthew, God will make the tough times shorter so that people who love and follow Him can be saved. This means God is looking out for those who trust in Him.

Matthew 24:22: And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Contradiction with Genesis 8:22

Suggests a continuation of natural cycles, contradicting the end of days notion in Matthew 24:22.

Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. [While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth]

Contradiction with Isaiah 9:7

Promises an everlasting kingdom, contrary to the shortening of days in Matthew 24:22.

Isaiah 9:7: Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:20-21

Implies a perpetual covenant, conflicting with the potential interruption of days suggested in Matthew 24:22.

Jeremiah 33:20-21: Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:8

States the unchanging nature of Jesus, contradicting the alteration of events implied by the shortening of days in Matthew 24:22.

Hebrews 13:8: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Paradox #1

Some people might see a contradiction in Matthew 24:22 in the sense that it speaks about God shortening days for the sake of the elect. The conflict could arise because it implies that an all-powerful and all-knowing God might need to adjust His plans based on His creation, which may seem inconsistent with the idea of a perfect divine plan that does not require changes.

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