Revelation 5:10

The Sacrament of Holy Orders

• §1546Article 6 · The Sacrament of Holy OrdersRead at vatican.va

  “Christ, high priest and unique mediator, has made of the Church "a kingdom, priests for his God and Father."” — Catechism footnote: Rev 1:6; cf. Rev 5:9-10; 1 Pet 2:5, 9.

In the Age of the Church

• §2642Article 3 · In the Age of the ChurchRead at vatican.va

  “The Revelation of "what must soon take place," the Apocalypse, is borne along by the songs of the heavenly liturgy” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rev 4:8-11; 5:9-14; 7:10-12.

Cyprian of Carthage

• Cyprian of Carthage, Epistles Letter 20

  “You have desired to be sent into prison for His name’s sake, which now has come to pass; as it is written, “The Lord grant thee according to thine own heart;” and now made a priest of God over them, and the same their minister has acknowledged it.” — editor's note: This seems altogether unintelligible: the original is probably corrupt. [It seems to relate to the sort of priesthood which was conceded to all martyrs, in…

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• Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews II.16Book II

  “…every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; and Thou hast made us a kingdom unto our God, and hast made us priests, and they shall reign upon the earth.”” — editor's note: Rev. v. 6–10.

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Hippolytus of Rome

• Hippolytus of Rome, The Refutation of All Heresies X.30Book X

  “For thou hast become God: for whatever sufferings thou didst undergo while being a man, these He gave to thee, because thou wast of mortal mould, but whatever it is consistent with God to impart, these God has promised to bestow upon thee, because thou hast been deified, and begotten unto immortality.” — editor's note: [Compare John x. 34 with Rev. v. 10. Kings of the earth may be called “gods,” in a sense; ergo, etc.]

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• Genesis 3:5

  Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies X.30.

• Psalm 20:4

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 20.

• John 10:34

  Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies X.30.

• John 17:22

  Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies X.30.

• John 17:23

  Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies X.30.

• 1 Peter 2:5

  Cited together in Catechism §1546.

• 1 Peter 2:9

  Cited together in Catechism §1546.

• 2 Peter 1:4

  Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies X.30.

• 2 Peter 2:4

  Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies X.30.

• Revelation 1:6

  Cited together in Catechism §1546 and 1 other place.

• Revelation 3:21

  Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies X.30.