Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 5:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 5:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 5:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the person sitting on the throne had a special book in their right hand. The book had writing inside and outside, but it was closed with seven locks.

Revelation 5:1: And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 29:29

This verse states that secret things belong to God, while Revelation 5:1 portrays a sealed book meant to be revealed.

Deuteronomy 29:29: The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse indicates that no one knows the day or hour of the future, whereas Revelation 5:1 suggests a revelation of future events through the sealed book.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 46:10

This verse asserts that God declares the end from the beginning, which seems contradictory to Revelation 5:1, where events are sealed in a book requiring revealing.

Isaiah 46:10: Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Contradiction with Mark 13:32

This verse mentions that not even the Son knows the timing of the end, contrasting with Revelation 5:1's implication of future knowledge being contained in the scroll.

Mark 13:32: But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
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