Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 17:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 17:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 17:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, one of God's angels came to him and said, "Come with me, and I will show you what will happen to a powerful woman who does many bad things." This woman is doing things that are not good or right, and she is very important in many places.

Revelation 17:1: And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 16:16

This verse describes Israel as an unfaithful woman, which seems contradictory as Israel, despite sins, is ultimately forgiven and restored, unlike Babylon judged in Revelation 17:1.

Ezekiel 16:16: And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: [the like things] shall not come, neither shall it be [so].

Contradiction with Jeremiah 3:14

Here, God calls Israel a backsliding spouse but invites her to return, which contrasts with the irreversible judgment pronounced upon Babylon in Revelation 17:1.

Jeremiah 3:14: Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:21

Jerusalem is depicted as a harlot but is promised redemption, whereas the harlot in Revelation 17:1 faces inevitable destruction.

Isaiah 1:21: How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

Contradiction with Hosea 2:2

God pleads with Israel to put away her harlotries, suggesting hope and redemption, which contrasts with the ultimate fate of Babylon in Revelation 17:1.

Hosea 2:2: Plead with your mother, plead: for she [is] not my wife, neither [am] I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
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