Revelation 1:6 (DBY)

Passage

and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him [be] the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:4 John to the seven assemblies which [are] in Asia: Grace to you and peace from [him] who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which [are] before his throne;

Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,

Revelation 1:6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him [be] the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen.

Revelation 1:7 Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen.

Revelation 1:8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kingdom", "priests", "father", "glory", "might", "ages", and "amen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kingdom" and "priests", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness..." into verse 7's "Behold he comes with the clouds and...", so "kingdom" and "priests" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "kingdom" and "priests" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.