Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 16:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 16:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 16:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the author of the book, this verse means that something bad happened to the rivers and fountains, making them like blood, which shows God's power and a warning of trouble for people who do not listen. This is part of a bigger story about the end times, where angels do different things to show God's messages.

Revelation 16:4: And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:10

This verse describes God creating water as good, contrasting the destructive judgment on waters in Revelation 16:4.

Genesis 1:10: And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good.

Contradiction with Isaiah 33:21

This verse presents water as a source of protection and blessing, unlike the curse in Revelation 16:4.

Isaiah 33:21: But there the glorious LORD [will be] unto us a place of broad rivers [and] streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. [of...: Heb. broad of spaces, or, hands]

Contradiction with John 4:14

Jesus speaks of living water as a gift of eternal life, opposing the idea of waters becoming a curse in Revelation 16:4.

John 4:14: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:13

Refers to God as the fountain of living waters, which contradicts the destructive nature of waters in Revelation 16:4.

Jeremiah 2:13: For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Contradiction with Psalm 36:9

Speaks of God being a source of life-giving water, conflicting with the cursed waters in Revelation 16:4.

Psalm 36:9: For with thee [is] the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Paradox #1

Revelation 16:4 describes a supernatural event involving water sources turning into blood. The contradiction here is that, naturally, water does not transform into blood. This event goes against the laws of chemistry and biology, as water and blood are distinct substances with different compositions that do not spontaneously convert into one another in nature.

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