Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 14:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 14:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 14:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, people who love and follow Jesus and have died will be happy and at peace. They will rest from all they have done, and the good things they did will always be remembered.

Revelation 14:13: And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. [from henceforth...: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse states that the dead know nothing, contrasting with the blessing and rest mentioned for the dead in Revelation 14:13.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Psalm 115:17

It claims that the dead do not praise the Lord, which conflicts with the idea of blessedness and continued deeds referenced in Revelation 14:13.

Psalm 115:17: The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

Contradiction with Job 14:10-12

It describes death as a permanent state of inactivity until the end times, which can contradict the idea of resting from labors with ongoing deeds in Revelation 14:13.

Job 14:10-12: But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he? [wasteth...: Heb. is weakened, or, cut off]

Contradiction with Isaiah 38:18

It indicates Sheol (death) cannot praise or hope for truth, contradicting the blessed state of the dead mentioned in Revelation 14:13.

Isaiah 38:18: For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

Contradiction with Matthew 22:32

It emphasizes that God is the God of the living, not the dead, which may oppose the blessing pronounced on the dead in Revelation 14:13.

Matthew 22:32: And when the multitude heard [this], they were astonished at his doctrine.
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