Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 12:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 12:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 12:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, God made the earth protect the woman by opening up and stopping the big, scary flood that the bad dragon made. This shows how God takes care of people who love Him.

Revelation 12:16: And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:28

This verse talks about humanity's dominion over the earth, which contrasts with the earth helping the woman in Revelation 12:16, suggesting the earth acts independently of human control.

Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]

Contradiction with Job 9:6

Job describes the earth shaking and trembling, contradicting the notion of stability and support offered by the earth in Revelation 12:16.

Job 9:6: Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

Contradiction with Mark 13:8

This verse speaks of earthquakes and natural upheavals, which contradicts the idea of the earth acting as a protector or helper in Revelation 12:16.

Mark 13:8: For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these [are] the beginnings of sorrows. [sorrows: the word in the original importeth "the pains of a woman in travail"]

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:10

This verse predicts the earth's elements being destroyed, contrasting with the earth's protective role in Revelation 12:16.

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.
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