Are We Kings and Priests or Priests in His Kingdom?
Kings and Priests or Priests in a Kingdom? Mary Ann Wray I wrestled for quite a while with the popular belief I’ve heard among Charismatic Circles who teach “We are Kings and Priests unto the Lord”, while citing Revelation 1: 6. Here is the passage I am referring to: “And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father…”KJV I found that translation and the correlated teaching to be a bit contradictory. In my mind I thought, “There’s only one King in any given Kingdom. There can’t be more than one, or it creates division and chaos. Having said that, in the Kingdom of God as it is expressed in the earth today, Who is the King? The answer is obvious. It is Jesus Christ. So, this begs another question, as His children and joint heirs with Christ does this mean “we” can be Kings and Priests at the same time, here and now? Isn’t it one or the other? Or, is one for now and the other later? These two nouns are clearly two separate identities and fun...
