Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 11:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 11:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 11:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, people from all over the world will see two important people lying dead for three and a half days and won't let them be buried. This shows that everyone is watching and that something big is going to happen.

Revelation 11:9: And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

Matthew 24:36 speaks of not knowing the day or hour, suggesting unpredictability, whereas Revelation 11:9 presents a specific prophecy.

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

Contradiction with Acts 1:7

Acts 1:7 states that it is not for humans to know the times or seasons set by God, conflicting with the notion of giving a specific timeframe in Revelation 11:9.

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 Ecclesiastes 3:1

Ecclesiastes 3:1 states there is a time for everything, implying broader timing rather than the specific three and a half days mentioned in Revelation 11:9.

Ecclesiastes 3:1: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:8

2 Peter 3:8 teaches that with the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, contrasting with the literal days described in Revelation 11:9.

2 Peter 3:8: But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:39

Matthew 12:39 speaks of an evil and adulterous generation looking for a sign, while Revelation 11:9 provides a visible sign to all.

Matthew 12:39: But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

Contradiction with Mark 13:32

Mark 13:32 emphasizes the unknown nature of the end times, contrary to the detailed prophecy timing in Revelation 11:9.

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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