Why does Jesus promise that "those who hold fast will rule with a rod of iron"?
This passage is using the same imagery as in Psalm 2:8-9, which (as noted in Acts 4:24-26) was written by David. The psalm (as was the case with multiple...
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Why does Jesus promise that "those who hold fast will rule with a rod of iron"?
27 "And he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken."
Revelation 2:26 - 27
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