Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 28:16

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According to Matthew, Jesus asked His special friends, the disciples, to meet Him on a mountain in Galilee after He came back to life. This was a special place where He planned to see them and talk to them again.

Matthew 28:16: Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

God says that no man can see Him and live, but in Matthew 28:16, the disciples go to see Jesus, God incarnate, contradicting the idea that seeing God directly is fatal.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 1:18

States that no one has seen God at any time, yet in Matthew 28:16, Jesus, who is acknowledged as God, is seen by His disciples.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with John 20:29

Jesus blesses those who have not seen and yet believed, implying the superiority of faith without sight, whereas in Matthew 28:16, the disciples visibly worship Jesus.

John 20:29: Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.

Contradiction with Romans 10:17

Proclaims faith comes by hearing the word of God, but in Matthew 28:16, the disciples' faith is reaffirmed through physically seeing Jesus.

Romans 10:17: So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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