And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Study this book despite its obscurity; it will repay your labor. But reading and hearing alone will not bless you, you must keep what is written in memory, mind, affection, and practice. The nearer we draw to the day of fulfillment, the more attentive we ought to be.
AI summary
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...