Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 1:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 1:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 1:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, people are happy and will be rewarded if they read and listen to the special message from God and do what it says because important things will happen soon. It's like a message telling us to pay attention and be ready.

Revelation 1:3: Blessed [is] he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time [is] at hand.

Contradiction with James 1:22

This verse emphasizes the importance of being doers of the word, not just hearers, while Revelation 1:3 highlights the blessing in simply reading, hearing, and keeping the words.

James 1:22: But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

Emphasizes doing the will of the Father to enter the kingdom of heaven, seeming to prioritize actions over merely hearing the words, unlike Revelation 1:3.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with Romans 2:13

States that it is not the hearers of the law who are just before God, but the doers of the law, contrasting with the emphasis on hearing in Revelation 1:3.

Romans 2:13: (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:24-27

Discusses the wise man who acts on the words of Jesus, suggesting that action is necessary beyond hearing, conflicting with the passive reception highlighted in Revelation 1:3.

Matthew 7:24-27: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Contradiction with Luke 11:28

Jesus states that blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it, aligning closely with actions as a necessary component, not just hearing or reading as in Revelation 1:3.

Luke 11:28: But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
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