Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9
This verse encourages modest apparel, which contradicts Revelation 18:16's depiction of luxurious clothing.
1 Timothy 2:9: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [broided: or, plaited]
Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20
Advises storing treasures in heaven, contrasting with Revelation 18:16's focus on earthly riches.
Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Contradiction with James 5:1-3
Warns the rich of misery, opposing the opulence described in Revelation 18:16.
James 5:1-3: Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].
Contradiction with Luke 16:19-25
Tells the story of a rich man who faces torment after death, contrasting the luxury in Revelation 18:16.
Luke 16:19-25: There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3-4
Advocates for inner beauty rather than outward adornment, conflicting with the description in Revelation 18:16.
1 Peter 3:3-4: Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;