Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 1:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 1:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 1:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the author of the book, he heard a voice talking to him, so he turned around to see who it was. When he looked, he saw seven golden candlesticks.

Revelation 1:12: And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

This verse suggests God's presence can't be contained in a single location, contrasting with Revelation 1:12's vision of specific lampstands.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with John 4:24

Indicates God's nature as spirit, which contrasts the physical imagery of candlesticks seen by John in Revelation 1:12.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

States that heaven is God's throne and earth is His footstool, which can contrast with the localized vision of the seven candlesticks in Revelation 1:12.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:24

This reflects God's omnipresence, which can be seen as contrasting with the specific, localized imagery of Revelation 1:12.

Jeremiah 23:24: Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

Describes God not dwelling in temples made with hands, in contrast to the specific vision of structures (lampstands) in Revelation 1:12.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

Prohibits making images or likenesses, which could contrast with the visual descriptions and symbols in Revelation 1:12.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
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