{"id":6403,"date":"2022-10-10T10:48:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/?p=6403"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:46:35","slug":"%e9%93%81%e6%9d%96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/en\/bible-faith\/devotional-notes\/2022\/10\/%e9%93%81%e6%9d%96\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron Scepter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Psalm 2:9: &#8220;You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them in pieces like a potter&#8217;s vessel.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;Iron&#8221; is a symbol of strength, and a &#8220;scepter&#8221; (or staff) represents royal authority. Thus, an &#8220;iron scepter&#8221; signifies the Messiah&#8217;s ruling authority. Revelation quotes this verse three times, declaring that the Messiah&#8217;s enemies will be completely conquered (Revelation 2:27; 12:5; 19:15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Revelation 2:27: &#8220;He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery\u2014just as I have received authority from my Father.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Revelation 12:5: &#8220;She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Revelation 19:15: &#8220;Coming out of his mouth is a sharp, double-edged sword with which to strike down the nations. &#8216;He will rule them with an iron scepter.&#8217; He treads the winepress of the furious wrath of God Almighty.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u94c1\u67561.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6405\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above: The front of the Narmer Palette (c. 31st century BC), depicting Narmer, wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, about to strike down an enemy with a mace. This pose later became a classic artistic representation of conquerors in Egypt. The Narmer Palette is a double-sided, shield-shaped carved stone tablet; one side depicts Narmer wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, while the other depicts him wearing the crown of Lower Egypt. It is now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u94c1\u67562-1024x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u94c1\u67562-1024x844.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u94c1\u67562-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u94c1\u67562-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u94c1\u67562-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u94c1\u67562.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Above: Execration Texts, which are fragmented pottery bearing curses, have been excavated in Egypt from the 27th to 11th centuries BC. Egyptian pharaohs would write the names of enemy rulers or cities on pottery vessels and then smash them to symbolize a curse.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psalm 2:9: &#8220;You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them in pieces like a potter&#8217;s vessel.&#8221; &#8220;Iron&#8221; is a symbol of strength, and a &#8220;scepter&#8221; (or staff) represents royal authority. Thus, an &#8220;iron scepter&#8221; signifies the Messiah&#8217;s ruling authority. 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