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And he made (kai epoiēsen). Change from the participle construction, which would be kai poiēsanti (first aorist active of poieō) like lusanti just before, a Hebraism Charles calls it, but certainly an anacoluthon of which John is very fond, as in Rev 1:18; Rev 2:2, Rev 2:9, Rev 2:20; Rev 3:9; Rev 7:14; Rev 14:2.; Rev 15:3.
Kingdom (basileian). So correctly Aleph A C, not basileis (P cursives). Perhaps a reminiscence of Exo 19:6, a kingdom of priests. In Rev 5:10 we have again “a kingdom and priests.” The idea here is that Christians are the true spiritual Israel in God’s promise to Abraham as explained by Paul in Gal 3; Rom 9.
To be priests (hiereis). In apposition with basileian, but with kai (and) in Rev 5:10. Each member of this true kingdom is a priest unto God, with direct access to him at all times.
Unto his God and Father (tōi theōi kai patri autou). Dative case and autou (Christ) applies to both theōi and patri. Jesus spoke of the Father as his God (Mat 27:46; Joh 20:17) and Paul uses like language (Eph 1:17), as does Peter (1Pe 1:3).
To him (autōi). Another doxology to Christ. “The adoration of Christ which vibrates in this doxology is one of the most impressive features of the book” (Moffatt). Like doxologies to Christ appear in Rev 5:13; Rev 7:10; 1Pe 4:11; 2Pe 3:18; 2Ti 4:18; Heb 13:21. These same words (hē doxa kai to kratos) in 1Pe 4:11, only hē doxa in 2Pe 3:18; 2Ti 4:18, but with several others in Rev 5:13; Rev 7:10.