Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 14:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 14:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 14:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the Lamb, who is Jesus, stood on a special mountain with 144,000 people who had God's name on their foreheads, showing they belong to God. This tells us that these people are very special to God and are with Jesus.

Revelation 14:1: And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty [and] four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:29

Revelation 14:1 describes the Lamb with a group who have His Father's name on their foreheads, while Matthew 27:29 speaks of Jesus being mocked with a crown of thorns, highlighting contrast in recognition and honor.

Matthew 27:29: And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put [it] upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

Revelation 14:1 references a scene of divine revelation and planning with a Lamb and 144,000, whereas Matthew 24:36 emphasizes that certain divine knowledge, like the day or hour of the end, is unknown.

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

Contradiction with John 5:22

In John 5:22, judgment is given to the Son, contrasting with Revelation 14:1 where the focus is on the Lamb standing, perhaps indicative of a different role or timing of events.

John 5:22: For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3

Revelation 14:1 presents a picture of triumph with the Lamb, whereas Isaiah 53:3 describes the Messiah as "despised and rejected," contrasting with this victorious portrayal.

Isaiah 53:3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us]

Contradiction with Philippians 2:7-8

This states the humility and humbling of Christ as a servant, in contrast to Revelation 14:1 where the Lamb is depicted standing on Mount Zion, a position of power and authority.

Philippians 2:7-8: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
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