Revelation 2:27

2:27 he will rule them with an iron rod

and like clay jars he will break them to pieces,

Revelation 16:7

16:7 Then I heard the altar reply, “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, your judgments are true and just!”


tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

tn Grk “will shepherd.”

tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

sn A quotation from Ps 2:9 (with the line introducing the quotation containing a partial allusion to Ps 2:8). See also Rev 12:5, 19:15.

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

tn Grk “the altar saying.”

tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…() κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”