1 2 3 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. The LXX has the same Greek phrase (τάδε λέγει, tade legei) about 350 times, with nearly 320 of them having “the Lord” (Heb יהוה, Yahweh) as subject. That the author of Revelation would use such an expression seven times with the risen Christ as the speaker may well imply something of Christ’s sovereignty and deity. Cf. also Acts 21:11 in which the Holy Spirit is the speaker of this expression. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 sn See the note on the term Nicolaitans in 2:6. 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92