The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.Footnotes for the Book of Revelationa 1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18b 27 Psalm 2:9a 5 That is, the sevenfold Spiritb 8 Isaiah 6:3a 6 Greek a denariusb 11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.c 16 See Hosea 10:8.d 17 Some manuscripts hisa 11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.a 4 See Zech. 4:3,11,14.b 11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5,14)a 1 Some manuscripts And Ib 8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slainc 10 Some manuscripts anyone killsd 10 Jer. 15:2e 18 Or is humanity’s numbera 3 Some manuscripts agesb 3,4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.a 15 Psalm 2:9a 1 Isaiah 65:17b 4 Isaiah 25:8c 16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometresd 17 That is, about 65 metrese 17 Or highf 20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.