6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)We have here, I. A prophecy of the binding of Satan for a certain term of time, in which he should have much less power and the church much more peace than before. The power of Satan was broken in part by the setting up of the gospel kingdom in the world; it was further reduced by the empire’s becoming Christian; it was yet further broken by the downfall of the mystical Babylon; but still this ser…
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