Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 24:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 24:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 24:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, when people see certain signs happening, they should understand that something important is very close, just like when someone is about to knock on the door. It's telling them to be ready and pay attention.

Matthew 24:33: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors. [it: or, he]

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse contradicts Matthew 24:33 by stating that no one knows the exact day or hour of the coming, not even the angels or the Son, but only the Father.

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

This verse contradicts Matthew 24:33 as it says the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night, emphasizing unpredictability.

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 contradicts Matthew 24:33 by indicating that the day of the Lord will come unexpectedly, like a thief, suggesting no clear signs will be given.

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

This verse contradicts Matthew 24:33 by indicating that it is not for humans to know the times or seasons fixed by the Father's authority.

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 Mark 13:32

This verse contradicts Matthew 24:33 by asserting that no one knows the day or hour, not even the angels or the Son, reinforcing the theme of unpredictability.

Mark 13:32: But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
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