5She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne,
This child was “to rule all the nations with a rod of iron.” That he is taken up God’s throne indicates that the child’s ruling over the nations began. This has been further described in Revelation 5:1–14.
5 She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne,