Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 14:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 14:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 14:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the angel used a big tool to gather plants from the earth and put them into a giant press where God would show his anger. This story helps us understand that one day God will be in charge and fix wrong things.

Revelation 14:19: And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast [it] into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 63:3

This verse describes the Lord treading the winepress alone, which differs from the angel wielding the sickle in Revelation 14:19.

Isaiah 63:3: I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people [there was] none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

Contradiction with Matthew 13:30

This verse speaks about letting both the wheat and tares grow until harvest, wherein angels gather, which is contrary to the immediate reaping of grapes in Revelation 14:19.

Matthew 13:30: Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

Contradiction with Joel 3:13

It speaks of harvesting because the harvest is ripe, which is contradictory to Revelation 14:19 where the grapes are fully ripe and pressed in wrath.

Joel 3:13: Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness [is] great.

Contradiction with Revelation 19:15

This verse attributes the treading of the winepress to Christ, differing from the angel performing it in Revelation 14:19.

Revelation 19:15: And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or conflict might arise from the imagery of divine wrath and judgment. Some people could find it difficult to reconcile the idea of a loving and merciful God with the depiction of destructive judgment. This tension between mercy and justice might seem inconsistent to some readers who struggle to understand how both can coexist.

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