I said:
"Oh, I see. You have conveniently substituted the word "rule" with the totally different word "destroy". Cute. But no dice. They aren't the same words, nor do they mean the same thing.
Unless you have the preposterous view that when kings "rule" their people, they are destroying them. lol"
No offense, but this is getting just totally ridiculous. You have very clearly equated "rule" with "destroy". So I'm not the one who is conveniently twisting God's very plain words. That belongs to you.
Sure. Kings rule (destroy) those they rule. Nonsense.
Discernment is the key to understanding Scripture.
The destruction refers to WHEN Jesus casts those who's names are not in the Book of Life (Rev 20:15). Since Jesus will be ON that GWT, He surely will be ruling with a rod of iron.
But not before. Sure, about half of the world's population will be killed during the time of the Tribulation, and that is about God's wrath, but that's NOT about Christ ruling with a rod of iron.
What you persist in rejecting is that Rev 20 clearly speaks of 1,000 years, multiple times. You can deny all you want, but it's there, clear as crystal. And since Jesus IS King of kings, and Lord of lords, you can bet your bottom dollar that He will be ruling the nations for 1,000 years, then Satan is loosed from prison for a short time, to again deceive the nations (all on earth, obviously) and then Jesus defeats Satan and the Beast and casts them into the lake of fire, and THEN sits on the GWT and judges all the unbelievers from all of history.
And you are free to deny whatever you want.
"Oh, I see. You have conveniently substituted the word "rule" with the totally different word "destroy". Cute. But no dice. They aren't the same words, nor do they mean the same thing.
Unless you have the preposterous view that when kings "rule" their people, they are destroying them. lol"
You conveniently twist Gods very plain words, Jesus ruling with a (Rod Of Iron) is (Destruction) of the wicked at his return, as a potter destroy's his clay vessels
Right before your eye, simple, clear, and easy to understand, and you deny this rod of iron is a tool of destruction, willful ignorance
Rod Of Iron = Tool Of Destruction
Rod Of Iron = Tool Of Destruction
As Clearly Seen Below, Jesus Christ Delivers The Fierceness And Wrath Of God, With A Rod Of Iron, BeforeYour Eyes!
Revelation 19:15KJV
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Revelation 2:27KJV
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
Psalm 2:9KJV
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Revelation 19:15KJV
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Revelation 2:27KJV
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
Psalm 2:9KJV
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
The destruction refers to WHEN Jesus casts those who's names are not in the Book of Life (Rev 20:15). Since Jesus will be ON that GWT, He surely will be ruling with a rod of iron.
But not before. Sure, about half of the world's population will be killed during the time of the Tribulation, and that is about God's wrath, but that's NOT about Christ ruling with a rod of iron.
What you persist in rejecting is that Rev 20 clearly speaks of 1,000 years, multiple times. You can deny all you want, but it's there, clear as crystal. And since Jesus IS King of kings, and Lord of lords, you can bet your bottom dollar that He will be ruling the nations for 1,000 years, then Satan is loosed from prison for a short time, to again deceive the nations (all on earth, obviously) and then Jesus defeats Satan and the Beast and casts them into the lake of fire, and THEN sits on the GWT and judges all the unbelievers from all of history.
And you are free to deny whatever you want.