Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 4:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 4:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 4:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the person sitting on the throne looked shiny and beautiful like two colorful stones, jasper and sardine. There was a green rainbow around the throne that looked like an emerald.

Revelation 4:3: And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

God stated that no one could see His face and live, which contradicts the vivid description of His appearance in Revelation 4:3.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 1:18

John declares that no one has seen God, yet Revelation 4:3 gives a descriptive image of God on His throne.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

It mentions God dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see, which seems at odds with the visibility in Revelation 4:3.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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