Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 7:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 7:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 7:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, this verse means that in heaven, people won't be hungry, thirsty, or too hot ever again. They will be safe and happy with God forever.

Revelation 7:16: They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:2

This verse describes how Jesus fasted and became hungry, which contrasts with the promise in Revelation 7:16 that people will neither hunger nor thirst.

Matthew 4:2: And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

Contradiction with John 4:7

This verse talks about Jesus asking a woman for a drink because He was thirsty, which contradicts the assurance in Revelation 7:16 that people will no longer thirst.

John 4:7: There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

Contradiction with Matthew 21:18

This verse describes Jesus feeling hungry and approaching a fig tree, in contrast to the assurance in Revelation 7:16 that no one will hunger.

Matthew 21:18: Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

Contradiction with Isaiah 49:10

Despite being similar in theme, the reference to heat implies an environmental condition that people currently endure, whereas Revelation 7:16 promises the absence of such discomfort.

Isaiah 49:10: They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 8:3

This verse outlines that God sometimes allows hunger to teach reliance, which contrasts with the promise in Revelation 7:16 of no longer experiencing hunger.

Deuteronomy 8:3: And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
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