Revelation 1:5: “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. ”

Jesus was mockingly called the “King of the Jews” and “King of Israel” when He was being crucified, (Mark 15: 12, 18, 26, 32). His resurrection proved that He was not only “King of the Jews” but also the Son of God with all power, even over death, hell and the grave.

The passage from Psalm 2:1-3: “The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed” is quoted in Acts 4:26 as having been spoken of Jesus Christ. In Acts the “kings of the earth and rulers” is applied to Herod, Pilate and “the people of Israel.” We might, therefore, say that “rulers” applied to Herod and Pilate, while “kings of the earth” applied to “the people of Israel.”

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

The RSV translates: “And made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father.”

1 Pet. 2:9-10 says: “But you [Christians] are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people. Once you were no people, but now you are God’s people.” (RSV)

In context of verse 5, Jesus is not only the “Prince of the Kings of the Earth,” the natural Israel, but also of the New Israel, the Christians, who have been made “Kings and priests unto his God and Father.” The “kings of the earth” are those claiming fleshly descent from Abraham; the “kings and priests unto God” are those who through Christ have become the children of God through the faith of Abraham.