Revelation 1:6 (WEB)

Passage

and he made us to be a Kingdom, priestsExodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6 to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Nearby Context

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

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

Revelation 1:6 and he made us to be a Kingdom, priestsExodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6 to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kingdom", "priestsexodus", "isaiah", "father", "glory", "dominion", and "forever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kingdom" and "priestsexodus", 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 is coming with the clouds...", so "kingdom" and "priestsexodus" 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 "priestsexodus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.