Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 4:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 4:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 4:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, this verse means that God's special chair in heaven is surrounded by something that looks like a shiny, crystal-clear sea. There are also four unusual creatures with lots of eyes watching everything around them.

Revelation 4:6: And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits the making of any graven image or likeness of anything in heaven, while Revelation 4:6 describes creatures in heavenly visions that have likenesses.

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:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:15-16

These verses warn against making an image or likeness of anything, yet Revelation 4:6 depicts symbolic living creatures in the heavenly realm.

Deuteronomy 4:15-16: Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day [that] the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

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