Revelation 1:6

Revelation 1:6: “And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

Notice that it says that Jesus has made us, not will make us. We are kings and priests. As of right now we are despised, rejected, and persecuted, but one day we will rule and reign with Christ. During the Tribulation this great announcement will be made:

Revelation 11:15: “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”

This triumphant reign is discussed later in Revelation. It begins after the Second Coming:

Revelation 20:4: “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”

At that point we will reign with Him. As the Bible says, His dominion is an everlasting one, and His kingdom will never end. This is what Daniel had to say about it:

Daniel 2:44: “And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.”

Daniel 7:14: “And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.”

A full discussion of this is outside the scope of this post. The point is that God has made us kings and priests, and one day in the future we will reign with Jesus over the Earth. This is a guarantee: it is not something we can mess up, or lose, or forfeit. It is going to happen. Those who are Christians (be they living or dead) will live and reign with Christ. It is a mighty promise, and one to look forward to.