Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 13:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 13:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 13:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God will make a special place like a fountain for the people in David's family and those in Jerusalem to wash away their bad things and be clean again. This means God will help them become good and pure.

Zechariah 13:1: In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. [uncleanness: Heb. separation for uncleanness]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

Zechariah 13:1 speaks of a fountain for sin and uncleanness, implying purification, while Hebrews 10:4 states that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, suggesting sacrifice alone is insufficient for purification.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23-24

Zechariah 13:1 suggests a singular, complete provision for sin, whereas Romans 3:23-24 presents justification as a continuous grace through Christ, implying an ongoing process.

Romans 3:23-24: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Zechariah 13:1 offers a solution for uncleanness, but Isaiah 64:6 emphasizes that all human righteousness is like filthy rags, contradicting the efficacy of a cleansing fountain without divine intervention.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:27

Zechariah 13:1 indicates a means to cleanse from sin, but Revelation 21:27 asserts that nothing unclean will enter the holy city, implying a more final judgment-free from earthly purification.

Revelation 21:27: And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:22

Zechariah 13:1 highlights a cleansing fountain for sin, yet Hebrews 9:22 indicates that only bloodshed allows for remission, emphasizing blood over symbolic fountains.

Hebrews 9:22: And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8-9

Zechariah 13:1 discusses cleansing through a fountain, whereas 1 John 1:8-9 talks about confession of sins as essential for cleansing, not just a one-time provision.

1 John 1:8-9: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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