Zechariah 8:22 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to Zechariah, lots of people and powerful countries will come to Jerusalem to find God and ask for His help. They will travel there because they want to pray and be close to God.

Contradiction with John 4:22

This verse states that salvation is of the Jews, implying exclusivity, while Zechariah 8:22 speaks of many people and strong nations seeking the Lord.

John 4:22: Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

This verse mentions that few find the narrow way to life, which contrasts with Zechariah 8:22 that describes many people and strong nations coming to seek the Lord.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]

Contradiction with Romans 3:11

This verse implies that no one naturally seeks God, which contradicts Zechariah 8:22 where many people actively seek the Lord.

Romans 3:11: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:13

This verse states that many enter through the wide gate leading to destruction, contrasting the idea in Zechariah 8:22 of many seeking the Lord.

Matthew 7:13: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [strait: or, narrow]

Contradiction with Luke 13:24

This verse suggests that many will seek to enter and will not be able, opposing the idea in Zechariah 8:22 of successful seeking by many people.

Luke 13:24: Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Contradiction with Matthew 22:14

This verse states that many are called, but few are chosen, which contradicts the idea in Zechariah 8:22 of many people and strong nations seeking the Lord.

Matthew 22:14: Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:22

This verse says that salvation is offered to all the ends of the earth, which may contradict the specific emphasis on people and nations coming to Jerusalem in Zechariah 8:22.

Isaiah 45:22: Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else.