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.
The Son of God addresses Thyatira by His true title, which shows He shares the Father's nature. His eyes blaze like fire to pierce all hearts and weigh all deeds; His feet gleam like bronze, steady and pure in judgment and rule. He knows everything about His people and will make certain they know He sees.
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Commenting on Revelation 2:18-29
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron,.... Either with the Gospel, which is the rod of Christ's strength, and is the power of God unto salvation, and by which the kingdom of Christ is enlarged, and the power of the church of Christ over the antichristian party is increased; or it may design great strictness and severity, with which the man of...
Verse 27. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron. There is an allusion here to : "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." There is a slight change in the passage, "he shall rule," instead of "thou shalt break," in order to adapt the language to the purpose of the speaker here.