What is the Rod of
Iron?
"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 19:15 KJV)
“And they said unto me, What meaneth the rod of iron which our father saw, that led to the tree? And I said unto them, that it was the word of God; and whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, they would never perish; Neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary, overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction.” (I Nephi 4:38-40 Book of Mormon, 1908 Edition)
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Welcome to the Rod of Iron site. Our desire is to glorify our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in whatever way we may. It is our deepest desire that all would come to a true knowledge of Him that they will hearken to His voice at that great and last day. We are not affiliated with any specific denomination or organization, but rather the body of Christ as defined in the scriptures:
[Mat 10:28] Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father who is in heaven.
[Mat 10:29] But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
[3 Ne 4:42] Yea, verily I say unto you, If ye will come unto me, ye shall have eternal life.
[3 Ne 4:43] Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are those who come unto me.
[3 Ne 10:31] And whosoever will hearken unto my words, and repenteth, and is baptized, the same shall be saved.
[Sec 3:16a] Behold, this is my doctrine: Whosoever repenteth and cometh unto me, the same is my church;
[Sec 3:16b] whosoever declareth more or less than this, the same is not of me, but is against me; therefore, he is not of my church.
[Sec 3:17] And now, behold, whosoever is of my church, and endureth of my church to the end, him will I establish upon my Rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against him.
[3 Ne 5:36] Verily, verily I say unto you, that this is my doctrine; and I bear record of it from the Father; and whoso believeth in me, believeth in the Father also;
[3 Ne 5:37] And unto him will the Father bear record of me; for he will visit him with fire and with the Holy Ghost;
[3 Ne 5:38] And thus will the Father bear record of me; and the Holy Ghost will bear record unto him of the Father and me; for the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost, are one.
[3 Ne 5:39] And again I say unto you, Ye must repent, and become as a little child, and be baptized in my name, or ye can in no wise receive these things.
[3 Ne 5:40] And again I say unto you, Ye must repent, and be baptized in my name, and become as a little child, or ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God.
[3 Ne 5:41] Verily, verily I say unto you, that this is my doctrine; and whoso buildeth upon this, buildeth upon my rock; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them.
[3 Ne 5:42] And whoso shall declare more or less
than this,
and establish it for my doctrine, the same cometh of evil, and is not
built upon
my rock, but he buildeth upon a sandy foundation, and the gates of hell
standeth open to receive such, when the floods come, and the winds beat
upon
them.
[Ezek 37:16] Moreover, thou
son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and
for
the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and
write
upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of
Israel
his companions:
[Ezek 37:17] And join them
one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.
[Ezek 37:18] And when the
children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not
shew us
what thou meanest by these?
[Ezek 37:19] Say unto them,
Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which
is in
the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put
them
with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and
they shall
be one in mine hand.
[Ezek 37:20] And the sticks
whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
[2 Ne 2:19] Wherefore, the
fruit of thy loins shall write; and the fruit of the loins of Judah
shall
write;
[2 Ne 2:20] And that which
shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which shall
be written
by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together,
[2 Ne 2:21] Unto the
confounding of false doctrines, and laying down of contentions, and
establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins,
[2 Ne 2:22] And bringing
them to the knowledge of their fathers in the latter days;
[2 Ne 2:23] And also to the
knowledge of my covenants, saith the Lord.