The Priesthood
The iron rod is the word of God. The book of Revelation also says there was“ a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron”(Revelation 11:5). The rod of iron then represents the word of God and the authority of God to “rule all nations”.
The authority of God, symbolized by the iron rod, is embodied in the priesthood. “…the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven” (D&C 121:36). In this oracle drawing below, the iron rod (God’s authority, embodied in the priesthood) connects heaven, which is above, and earth, which is below. Scholars identify the oracle to mean, “work”.
In this oracle drawing below, a hand is drawn with only three fingers. This picture has been separated into two different meanings in our current day: one is “father” and the other is “a man with authority”.
Father
This oracle drawing was also represented an office of the priethood (like an elder today) in 3000 years ago, it was shown in the ceremonies of Temple when bloodshedding the sacrifices.
A man with authority
This officer ruled people in the ancient time, like a governor, or a ruler. The oracle drawing is "a hand holding the rod of iron".
Leader, ruler, and king
This oracle drawing is similar to the above one "a hand holding the rod of iron", but more with "a mouth under the rod of iron". It was shown that this ruler spoke the word of God. This drawing symbolized "leader, ruler, and king".
The word of God and the cunning of devil
Two different oracle drawings represent two different meanings, one is the word came from God (the rod of iron), and the other is the false, vain, and foolish doctrines of devil.
"And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth"(1Nephi 14:10).
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