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Revelation 2:27

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Revelation 2:27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 2:27

Theological / Devotional

Rule. Gr. poimainō, literally, “to shepherd,” and thus “to rule” (see on Matt. 2:6). The passage is quoted from Ps. 2:9. For the time, circumstances, and nature of Christ’s breaking the nations with a “rod of iron” see on Rev. 19:15. That the Jews considered Ps. 2:9 a Messianic prediction is evident from the pseudepigraphical Psalms of Solomon 17:26 (Charles, op. cit., p. 649): “He [Messiah, Son of David] shall thrust out sinners from (the) inheritance, He shall destroy the pride of the sinner as a potter’s vessel. With a rod of iron he shall break in pieces all their substance.” Inasmuch as the redeemed will live and reign with Christ they are here represented as sharing Christ’s work (see on Rev. 12:5 ; 20:4).

Rod. The word used here represents the Heb. shebet of Ps. 2:9, which may mean a shepherd’s rod (Ps. 23:4), or a scepter (Ps. 45:6), or a rod of punishment (Ps. 125:3). The context of Rev. 2:27 suggests that the “rod” is here both a symbol of rulership and an instrument of punishment.

Vessels of a potter. See Jer. 19:1, 10, 11.

Broken. The rule here spoken of results in a destruction of the wicked. For the nature of this rule see on ch. 20:4.

To shivers. Or, “to pieces.”

As I received. See Matt. 11:27; 28:18; John 3:35; 5:22, 27; Acts 17:31; Vol. V, p. 919.

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