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incomprehensible prospect of being pre- people group in Scripture spoken of as
sented as “kings and priests.” Although judging angels (1Co 6:3). Linked with the
5:10 states that “we shall reign on the gates (our administration) in Revelation
earth” in connection to mankind, the 21:12 are angels, and in connection with
Holy Spirit informs us in 1:6 that Christ this our Lord spoke of a ladder set up on
has made us kings and priests “unto God the earth reaching to heaven on which
and his Father” in order that He may angelic beings shall ascend and descend
receive “glory and dominion forever and upon the Son of Man (Joh 1:51). We shall
ever.” Peter informs us that as priests we have the lofty privilege of administrating
are responsible to offer up “spiritual sac- affairs of angelic beings!
rifices” acceptable to God, so if we take
this life as preparation for the next, we Princely Administration
note the imperative nature of our genuine Finally, Revelation 20:4 notes our reign
participation in local assembly worship. shall be upon thrones. The 12 apostles will
Worship precedes service, and maybe we
should have started the article with this, sit on 12 thrones judging the 12 tribes of
but we understand that in millennial days Israel (Mat 19:28), and the Church will be
God will receive His due portion from a seated upon thrones to govern the world
redeemed Church. with the rod of iron in perfect justice.
As priests we are also responsible to The sceptre of that kingdom is a sceptre
“shew forth the praises of him who hath of righteousness, and in Jerusalem shall
called you out of darkness into his mar- sit the King of Kings upon His throne.
vellous light” (1Pe 2:9); likewise, in the His invitation to the church in Laodicea
kingdom we shall bear testimony to the is astonishing: “To him that overcometh
grace of our God. Christ, who will be a will I grant to sit with me in my throne,
priest upon His throne in the temple at even as I also overcame, and am set down
Jerusalem (Zec 6:13), promised the over- with my Father in his throne” (Rev 3:21).
comers in Philadelphia that in millennial When the mother of Zebedee's children
days He would make them “a pillar in the requested that “my two sons may sit, the
temple of my God” (Rev 3:12). As James, one on thy right hand, and the other on the
Peter and John were “pillars” in the church left, in thy kingdom,” the Lord answered,
at Jerusalem, faithful Christians shall be “It shall be given to them for whom it is
likewise identified in the millennium. prepared of my Father” (Mat 20:21,23).
Another aspect of our priestly rule is in Each of the Synoptic writers speaks of that
relation to angels. Christ, who became a glorious day when our Lord Himself shall
little lower than the angels for the suffer- eat and drink anew in the kingdom (Mat
ing of death, returned to heaven, taking 26:29; Mar 14:25; Luk 22:16,30), with Luke
a place “far above all principality, and recording our Lord’s promise that those
power, and might, and dominion, and who persevere in this time of “putting to
every name that is named, not only in this proof” (temptations) shall “eat and drink
world, but also in that which is to come,” at my table in my kingdom.” Closeness
“angels and authorities and powers be- to Christ in the millennial kingdom will
ing made subject unto him” (Eph 1:21; be real, and how we live the Christian life
1Pe 3:22). As “joint heirs” we are the only now will determine our place then.

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