Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 24:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 24:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 24:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author Matthew, Jesus is reminding people that he has warned them in advance about important things that will happen. He wants them to remember his words so they can be ready when those things occur.

Matthew 24:25: Behold, I have told you before.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

Explains that no one knows the day or hour, not even the angels or the Son, whereas Matthew 24:25 emphasizes the act of Jesus forewarning His followers.

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

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2

Describes the day of the Lord coming as a thief in the night, suggesting an unexpected arrival compared to the foresight indicated in Matthew 24:25.

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

Echoes the theme of the Lord's day being unexpected, like a thief, contrasting with the forewarning aspect of Matthew 24:25.

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.

Contradiction with Acts 1:7

States that it is not for us to know the times or seasons set by the Father's authority, which could be seen as contrasting with the ability to be forewarned suggested in Matthew 24:25.

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.
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