Contradictions and Paradoxes in Revelation 8:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Revelation 8:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Revelation 8:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, the writer of Revelation, there are seven special angels standing in front of God, and each one receives a trumpet. These trumpets are important and will be used to tell important messages from God.

Revelation 8:2: And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

This verse states that no one knows the timing of God's plans, while Revelation 8:2 implies a specific sequence of events with seven angels.

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

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2

This passage describes the day of the Lord coming like a thief in the night, contrasting with Revelation 8:2's orderly procession of angels.

1 Thessalonians 5:2: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:44

Encourages being ever-ready as the Son of Man comes at an unexpected hour, which contradicts the orderly, sequential disclosure in Revelation 8:2.

Matthew 24:44: Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Contradiction with Zechariah 9:14

Depicts an image of the Lord appearing suddenly with a trumpet, without an orderly transition, unlike the structured order of angels in Revelation 8:2.

Zechariah 9:14: And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

Contradiction with Mark 13:32

Emphasizes that no one knows about the day of the Lord, contrasting with the ordered revelation to angels in Revelation 8:2.

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.

Contradiction with Acts 1:7

Jesus tells the apostles it is not for them to know the times or seasons, which contrasts with the orderly unveiling of timing in Revelation 8:2.

Acts 1:7: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:10

Describes the day of the Lord coming like a thief, in contrast to the orderly sequence with the angels described in Revelation 8:2.

2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
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