Those who accepted the Christ were invited to become party to the new covenant and would actually become “a kingdom of priests. ”
وَٱلَّذِينَ قَبِلُوا ٱلْمَسِيحَ دُعُوا لِيَكُونُوا طَرَفًا فِي ٱلْعَهْدِ ٱلْجَدِيدِ وَكَانُوا سَيَصِيرُونَ « مَمْلَكَةَ كَهَنَةٍ » .‏