Revelation 1:6 (GNV)

Passage

And made vs Kings and Priests vnto God euen his Father, to him I say be glory, and dominion for euermore, Amen.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:4 Iohn, to the seuen Churches which are in Asia, Grace be with you, and peace from him, Which is, and Which was, and Which is to come, and from the seuen Spirits which are before his Throne,

Revelation 1:5 And from Iesus Christ, which is that faithful witnes, and that first begotten of the dead, and that Prince of the Kings of the earth, vnto him that loued vs, and washed vs from our sinnes in his blood,

Revelation 1:6 And made vs Kings and Priests vnto God euen his Father, to him I say be glory, and dominion for euermore, Amen.

Revelation 1:7 Beholde, he commeth with cloudes, and euery eye shall see him: yea, euen they which pearced him thorowe: and all kinreds of the earth shall waile before him, Euen so, Amen.

Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, Which is, and Which was, and Which is to come, euen the Almightie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kings", "priests", "vnto", "euen", "father", "glory", "dominion", and "euermore". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kings" 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 Iesus Christ which is that..." into verse 7's "Beholde he commeth with cloudes and euery...", so "kings" 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 "kings" and "priests" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.