“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.”
To rule them with an iron rod, as when pottery is shattered — the iron rod (rhabdos sidēra) is taken from Psalm 2:9, where the Messiah rules with unbreakable authority; the faithful will participate in this messianic governance. The imagery of shattering pottery suggests judgment's irreversibility.
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