Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 24:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 24:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 24:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, wherever there is something dead, the birds that eat dead things will come. This means that when something happens, people will notice and come to see it.

Matthew 24:28: For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Contradiction with Luke 17:37

It contains a similar saying but the context differs, potentially leading to different interpretations.

Luke 17:37: And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body [is], thither will the eagles be gathered together.

Contradiction with Job 39:30

References eagles gathering to feed, but in a more positive, life-giving context, contrasting the ominous tone of Matthew 24:28.

Job 39:30: Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.

Contradiction with Revelation 19:17-18

Describes birds gathering to eat the flesh of the mighty, in a context of divine judgment rather than a general sign of gathering.

Revelation 19:17-18: And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
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