Revelation 2:27

And he shall rule them with an iron rod, and they shall be broken like the earthenware of a potter.

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In The King James Version

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

In Context

26And whoever will prevail and will observe my works even unto the end, I will give to him authority over the nations.

28The same I also have received from my Father. And I will give to him the morning star.

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Cross References

Psalms 49:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise, and pay your vows to the Most High.

Isaiah 30:14And it will be crushed, just as the earthen vessel of a potter is destroyed by a sharp blow. And not even a fragment of its earthenware will be found, which might carry a little fire from the hearth, or which might draw a little water from a hollow.

Daniel 7:22until the Ancient of days came and gave judgment to the holy ones of the Supreme One, and the time arrived, and the holy ones obtained the kingdom.

Luke 22:29And I dispose to you, just as my Father has disposed to me, a kingdom,

Revelation 12:5And she brought forth a male child, who was soon to rule all the nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 2:19-29

The Church in Thyatira. ( a. d. 95.) 18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; 19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. 20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit… Read the whole commentary →

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