Psalm 2:8-9
“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”
King James Version
The LORD's word to His Anointed Son — the nations as His inheritance, to be ruled with a rod of iron — applied to Christ throughout Revelation.
Fulfillment References
Revelation 19:15 Revelation 2:27 Revelation 12:5 Acts 4:25-26
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe Son who inherits the nations and rules them is Jesus (Rev. 19:15) — the one God reigning through the Man at His right hand.
JewishThe Davidic king given dominion over the nations; read of the ideal/Messianic king's universal reign.
CatholicFulfilled in Christ, given all nations as His inheritance, ruling and judging the peoples.
ProtestantApplied to Christ in Revelation (2:27; 12:5; 19:15) — the Son who inherits the nations and rules with a rod of iron.
OrthodoxChrist the King given dominion over all nations.
DispensationalThe Messiah's future universal reign over the nations in the kingdom.
AcademicA royal/enthronement psalm; the 'rod of iron' imagery is taken up repeatedly in Revelation's christology.
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