Revelation 2:27

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he will rule them with an iron rod and like clay jars he will break them to pieces,

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Referenced Verses

  • Rev 12:5 : 5 So the woman gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to rule over all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne,
  • Rev 19:15 : 15 From his mouth extends a sharp sword, so that with it he can strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod, and he stomps the winepress of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful.
  • Ps 2:8-9 : 8 Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property. 9 You will break them with an iron scepter; you will smash them like a potter’s jar!’”
  • Isa 30:14 : 14 It shatters in pieces like a clay jar, so shattered to bits that none of it can be salvaged. Among its fragments one cannot find a shard large enough to scoop a hot coal from a fire or to skim off water from a cistern.”
  • Jer 19:11 : 11 Tell them the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘I will do just as Jeremiah has done. I will smash this nation and this city as though it were a potter’s vessel which is broken beyond repair. The dead will be buried here in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.’
  • Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.
  • Luke 22:29 : 29 Thus I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father granted to me,
  • John 17:24 : 24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
  • Dan 7:22 : 22 until the Ancient of Days arrived and judgment was rendered in favor of the holy ones of the Most High. Then the time came for the holy ones to take possession of the kingdom.
  • Ps 49:14 : 14 They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
  • Ps 149:5-9 : 5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! Let them shout for joy upon their beds! 6 May the praises of God be in their mouths and a two-edged sword in their hands, 7 in order to take revenge on the nations, and punish foreigners. 8 They bind their kings in chains, and their nobles in iron shackles, 9 and execute the judgment to which their enemies have been sentenced. All his loyal followers will be vindicated. Praise the LORD!

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  • Ps 2:8-10
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    8Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.

    9You will break them with an iron scepter; you will smash them like a potter’s jar!’”

    10So now, you kings, do what is wise; you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!

  • Rev 2:26
    82%

    26And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations–

  • Rev 2:28
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    28just as I have received the right to rule from my Father– and I will give him the morning star.

  • Rev 19:15-16
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    15From his mouth extends a sharp sword, so that with it he can strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod, and he stomps the winepress of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful.

    16He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh:“King of kings and Lord of lords.”

  • Dan 2:40
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    40Then there will be a fourth kingdom, one strong like iron. Just like iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything, and as iron breaks in pieces all of these metals, so it will break in pieces and crush the others.

  • Isa 30:14
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    14It shatters in pieces like a clay jar, so shattered to bits that none of it can be salvaged. Among its fragments one cannot find a shard large enough to scoop a hot coal from a fire or to skim off water from a cistern.”

  • Ps 149:7-8
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    7in order to take revenge on the nations, and punish foreigners.

    8They bind their kings in chains, and their nobles in iron shackles,

  • Rev 21:7
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    7The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

  • Rev 3:21
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    21I will grant the one who conquers permission to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

  • 1 Sam 2:10
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    10The LORD shatters his adversaries; he thunders against them from the heavens. The LORD executes judgment to the ends of the earth. He will strengthen his king and exalt the power of his anointed one.”

  • Isa 14:5-6
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    5The LORD has broken the club of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.

    6It furiously struck down nations with unceasing blows. It angrily ruled over nations, oppressing them without restraint.

  • Ps 110:2
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    2The LORD extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

  • Rev 12:5
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    5So the woman gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to rule over all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne,

  • Jer 51:20
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    20“Babylon, you are my war club, my weapon for battle. I used you to smash nations. I used you to destroy kingdoms.

  • Isa 3:4
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    4The LORD says,“I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.

  • Rev 13:7
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    7The beast was permitted to go to war against the saints and conquer them. He was given ruling authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation,

  • Luke 22:29
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    29Thus I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father granted to me,

  • 2 Sam 7:14
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    14I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.

  • Matt 21:44
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    44The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Dan 2:42
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    42In that the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, the latter stages of this kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile.

  • Ps 2:5
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    5Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, saying,

  • Ps 72:8
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    8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth!

  • Ezek 21:27
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    27A total ruin I will make it! It will come to an end when the one arrives to whom I have assigned judgment.’

  • Job 34:24
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    24He shatters the great without inquiry, and sets up others in their place.

  • Dan 2:33
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    33Its legs were of iron; its feet were partly of iron and partly of clay.

  • Ps 110:6
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    6He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

  • Luke 12:44
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    44I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Matt 24:47
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    47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Dan 7:26
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    26But the court will convene, and his ruling authority will be removed– destroyed and abolished forever!

  • 1 Cor 15:24-25
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    24Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.

    25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

  • Jer 15:12
    67%

    12Can you people who are like iron and bronze break that iron fist from the north?

  • Rev 17:14
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    14They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”

  • Lev 26:19
    66%

    19I will break your strong pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze.

  • Rev 13:10
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    10If anyone is meant for captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, then by the sword he must be killed.This requires steadfast endurance and faith from the saints.

  • Ezek 20:33
    66%

    33As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm, and with an outpouring of rage, I will be king over you.

  • Luke 20:18
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    18Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Ps 2:2-3
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    2The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.

    3They say,“Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!”

  • Jer 51:23
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    23I used you to smash shepherds and their flocks. I used you to smash farmers and their teams of oxen. I used you to smash governors and leaders.”

  • Isa 11:4
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    4He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.

  • Mic 4:13
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    13“Get up and thresh, Daughter Zion! For I will give you iron horns; I will give you bronze hooves, and you will crush many nations.” You will devote to the LORD the spoils you take from them, and dedicate their wealth to the sovereign Ruler of the whole earth.

  • Ps 89:32
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    32I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises.

  • Matt 12:20
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    20He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick, until he brings justice to victory.

  • Matt 13:42
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    42They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.