Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 22:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 22:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 22:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus is saying that He will come back soon, and people who follow the teachings in this book will be happy and blessed. It’s like a promise that good things will happen to those who listen and do what the book says.

Revelation 22:7: Behold, I come quickly: blessed [is] he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse states that no one knows the day or hour of Christ’s coming, while Revelation 22:7 implies proximity and urgency by stating "behold, I come quickly".

Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:8-9

These verses explain that the Lord's sense of time is different from humans and emphasizes patience, which contrasts with the immediacy or quickness suggested in Revelation 22:7.

2 Peter 3:8-9: But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Contradiction with Matthew 16:28

This verse mentions some will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom, which brings into question the timing implied in Revelation 22:7.

Matthew 16:28: Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
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