Contradiction with Matthew 24:42
While Romans 13:11 emphasizes the urgency of awakening, Matthew 24:42 suggests ongoing watchfulness without specifying any immediate urgency.
Matthew 24:42: Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:10
Romans 13:11 suggests the approaching salvation is a positive event, whereas 2 Peter 3:10 presents the day of the Lord as coming unexpectedly and with great destruction.
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.
Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
Romans 13:11 speaks of salvation being nearer, but 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 portrays the day as coming like a thief, bringing sudden destruction.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:7
Romans 13:11 implies an understanding of the time, whereas Ecclesiastes 8:7 mentions that no one knows what will happen, highlighting uncertainty.
Ecclesiastes 8:7: For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? [when...: or, how it shall be?]
Contradiction with Matthew 25:13
Whereas Romans 13:11 urges readiness because salvation is nearer, Matthew 25:13 contradicts by emphasizing not knowing the time, thus focusing on the uncertainty.
Matthew 25:13: Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.