“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.
Church Fathers on Revelation 2:27
“To him that overcomes I will give the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone.” The hidden manna is immortality; the white gem is adoption to be the son of God; the new name written on the stone is “Christian.” The fourth class intimates the nobility of the faithful, who labour daily, and do greater works. But even among them also He shows that there are men of an easy disposition to grant unlawful peace, and to listen to new forms of prophesying; and He reproves…
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