Moses PsalmCII
Puritan Board Freshman
Who are the subjects in the new heavens and earths if according to Rev 1:6, 5:10, 1 Peter 2:9, everyone is made a king. Thanks
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Who are the subjects in the new heavens and earths if according to Rev 1:6, 5:10, 1 Peter 2:9, everyone is made a king. Thanks
Thanks a lot Steve! I have Greg's commentary and it skipped my mind to check it. Greg's perspective is really good. I guess the fact that there's no longer any temple as the Lord and the Lamb would be the temple (Rev. 21:22) signifying the reign of God in his saints through Christ everywhere rather than a localized temple, it shows that we being kings and priests would be more of a mediated union of Christ that makes us rulers in the new creation in a sense that is totally different from how we see ruling now. The way see ruling now is definitely influenced by sin. Jesus the LORD tells his disciples - anyone who wants to be a master must serve. I don't know how it would be in the new creation and that's what prompted the question. But this I'm confident of - it wouldn't be anything like we experience now in human kingdoms because of Christ in us in the new creation.Hello @Moses PsalmCII ,
I think it would better to look at Revelation 22:5, rather than the passages about reigning as "kings" – "And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever", as the passages mentioning "kings" instead of "kingdom" involve a textual variant (I do hold with the AV reading, "kings" – but wish to avoid that discussion here); so the 22:5 passage better suits your question.
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I think it best to understand this language of king and priest in the context of Christ and our being Christ-like, not in a context of hierarchy over others. The hierarchy being applied is couched in the Dominion or Cultural Mandate of Gensis 1:26-28.Who are the subjects in the new heavens and earths if according to Rev 1:6, 5:10, 1 Peter 2:9, everyone is made a king. Thanks