who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
We have here an apostolic benediction on those who should give a due regard to this divine revelation; and this benediction is given more generally and more especially. I. More generally, to all who either read or hear the words of the prophecy.
Commenting on Revelation 1:3-8
And hath made us kings and priests,.... The Alexandrian copy, and Complutensian edition, read, "a kingdom, priests"; and the Vulgate Latin version, "a kingdom and priests"; and the Arabic version, "a kingdom of priesthood"; reference seems to be had to Exo 19:6, "and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests"; which the Jerusalem Targum renders, "ye shall be unto me", , "kings and...
Verse 6. And hath made us kings and priests unto God. In the same idea is expressed by saying of Christians that they are "a royal priesthood." . The quotation in both places is from : "And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests." This idea is expressed here by saying that Christ had made us in fact kings and priests; that is...