”John, to the seven churches 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 who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.“ Revelation 1:4-6 (NKJV); Romans 5:17-21(NKJV); Matthew 28:16-20(NKJV).
Jesus appeared to John after His ascension back to Heaven and revealed many things concerning the church in the end times. Now Jesus Christ is the first one who came alive from the dead and also the ruler over the kings of the earth. This teaching got to reach even among Christians. We are not worshiping the Lord who was crucified, but we are worshiping the Lord who has immortality and is the King over all the kings of the earth, which kings we are, made by Him now and we should rule with Jesus Christ on earth. Not only we are kings, but we are also the priests as Jesus being the High Priest.
Prophecy of Jesus being The King and The priest:
”Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: “Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, And He shall build the temple of the Lord; Yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord. He shall bear the glory, And shall sit and rule on His throne; So He shall be a priest on His throne, And the counsel of peace shall be between them both.” ’“ Zechariah 6:12-13 (NKJV); Revelation 19:11-16(NKJV); Hebrews 5:5-10(NKJV).
Jesus Christ is not only King over all the kings of the earth, He was appointed by God as the High Priest and we Christians are the priests under Him to preach the gospel. We all have the responsibility to preach the gospel among the people we move in our lifetime. We should not live aimlessly as the worldly people do, but bear the burden with our Lord Jesus Christ and do our responsibilities during this end time revival, which is taking place all over the world. Join the revival by the many ways available to you.
”Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”“ Revelation 5:8-10 (NKJV)