And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever (or, unto the ages). — The symbol of washing in the last verse naturally leads on to the thought of consecration, accompanied by blood-sprinkling, to the work of the priest (Exodus 19:6; Exodus 19:10; Exodus 24:8; Hebrews 9:21). The book will declare the kingship and priesthood of the children of God — a sovereignty over human fears and sufferings — their priesthood in their lives of consecration, and their offering of themselves even unto death.
“And all thy saints do overcome
By Thy blood and their martyrdom.”
The doxology here is two-fold: glory and dominion. The doxologies in which the Redeemed Church takes part grow in strength in the earlier Chapter s of this book. It is three-fold in Revelation 4:9-11; four-fold in Revelation 5:13; and it reaches the climax of seven-fold in Revelation 7:12.