Contradiction with Psalm 150:3-5
These verses encourage the use of music and instruments for praise, in contradiction to Revelation 18:22, which speaks of the cessation of music in Babylon.
Psalm 150:3-5: Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. [trumpet: or, cornet]
Contradiction with Isaiah 5:12
Talks about the enjoyment of music and parties, suggesting a continued presence of music contrary to the silence mentioned in Revelation 18:22.
Isaiah 5:12: And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 15:16
Describes the use of musical instruments at a joyous celebration, contrasting the absence of music in Revelation 18:22.
1 Chronicles 15:16: And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren [to be] the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 5:13
Describes harmonious music at the temple, contradicting the impending silence in Revelation 18:22.
2 Chronicles 5:13: It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers [were] as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up [their] voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: that [then] the house was filled with a cloud, [even] the house of the LORD;
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 6:5
Depicts David and the house of Israel playing music before the Lord, which opposes the silence foretold in Revelation 18:22.
2 Samuel 6:5: And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of [instruments made of] fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
Paradox #1
Revelation 18:22 talks about the end of music and joy in a fallen city. The contradiction here could be seen in how a loving and forgiving God allows for such total destruction, including the silencing of creativity and happiness. It highlights a tension between justice and mercy.