Revelation 1:6
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Study Note
Study Note
'He has made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever' — the doxology of Revelation 1:5–6 applies the Exodus covenant formula of Exodus 19:6 ('a kingdom of priests and a holy nation') to the entire community of those washed in Christ's blood. The priestly identity democratized in Exodus 19 is now applied christologically: access to God's presence, previously restricted to the Aaronic priesthood, belongs to all who are in Christ. This verse is the foundation for the Protestant doctrine of the priesthood of all believers, developed against hierarchical clerical mediations. Revelation 5:10 and 20:6 repeat and develop this royal-priestly identity, embedding it in the eschatological narrative of the Apocalypse as the final vocation of the redeemed community.
Other Translations
and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
and did make us kings and priests to his God and Father, to him <FI>is<Fi> the glory and the power to the ages of the ages! Amen.
And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it.
Cross References
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