Yes every believer is a priest.
Yes the 24 elders are made basileus , which given the nature of a king- is better translated simply as ruler. Can't have 2 kings ruling the same place at teh same time.
Better translated?? From what? The
Westcott and Hort Greek Text, which has opened "a can of worms" for more contention and confusion?
It's not only about the words used (Jewish error-Pharisees), but rather by the Lord's Spirit, being that of
His thoughts and ways!
KJV:
Proverbs 3:5
Isaiah 55:8-9
Zechariah 4:6
John 16:13
There is NOT going to be a literal 1000 years of the KoG on the earth AFTER the Lord returns from Heaven, in flaming fire. In that Day, all of God's people are then resurrected/changed into Jesus' immortal likeness, and the wicked and disobedient to the Gospel, are destroyed IN THAT
SAME Day!
In the KJV- 2 Thess. 1[
7] And to you who are troubled rest with us,
when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
[
8] In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[
9] Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
[
10]
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed)
in that day.
> In the verses above, please pay attention to the words "
when" and "
in that day".
Now compare that with Luke 17[
29] But
the same day that
Lot went out of Sodom it rained
fire and brimstone from heaven, and
destroyed them all.
> From heaven- Who is that?
You do know, but "churchianity" has you believing something false!
Now check this out: 1 Thes. 5[
3] For when
they [of the world] shall say, Peace and safety;
then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child;
and they shall not escape.
> That means that "
when" Jesus returns, there will be
NO "escapees" to re-populate a
wannabe 1000 year reign, of what they think will be a kingdom of God on earth.
That is unsaved Jewish thinking!!
Don't you yet know that
the real and true "second coming" of the Lord
began on Pentecost??
Therefore, His literal and Glorious, physical return from Heaven, in flaming fire, is His
FINAL coming.