Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 18:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 18:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 18:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, this verse means that a city that was once busy and happy will become dark and silent because the people there used magic to trick all the countries in the world. The rich people who bought and sold things were very important, but they helped spread the tricks.

Revelation 18:23: And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:14

Revelation 18:23 speaks of the light of a candle no more shining, while Matthew 5:14 refers to individuals being the light of the world, suggesting enduring light.

Matthew 5:14: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Contradiction with Isaiah 60:19

Revelation 18:23 describes no more light from a candle, whereas Isaiah 60:19 speaks of a time when the Lord will be an everlasting light.

Isaiah 60:19: The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

Contradiction with John 8:12

In Revelation 18:23, the light is extinguished, while in John 8:12, Jesus claims to be the light of the world, promising light to those who follow Him.

John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Contradiction with Proverbs 4:18

Revelation 18:23 refers to extinguished light, whereas Proverbs 4:18 describes the path of the righteous as shining brighter until full daylight.

Proverbs 4:18: But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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