Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 6:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 6:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 6:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Christians, this verse is often seen as talking about Jesus. They believe Jesus will help build God's special place, be very important and good, and will be both a king and a helper to make things peaceful.

Zechariah 6:13: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Contradiction with Matthew 16:18

This verse claims Jesus will build the church, while Zechariah 6:13 attributes the building to the branch.

Matthew 16:18: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. [Peter: this name signifies a rock]

Contradiction with John 18:36

Jesus states His kingdom is not of this world, contradicting the earthly rule implied in Zechariah 6:13.

John 18:36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:26-27

Contradicts the combined role of priest and king in Zechariah 6:13 by emphasizing Jesus as a separate kind of high priest.

Hebrews 7:26-27: For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7

God expresses disapproval of earthly kingship, conflicting with the kingly role in Zechariah 6:13.

1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Contradiction with John 4:23-24

Emphasizes worship in spirit and truth rather than any temple-focused worship system as suggested in Zechariah 6:13.

John 4:23-24: But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
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