Revelation 2:17
“To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.”
King James Version
The promise to the overcomer at Pergamos — the hidden manna, a white stone, and a new name known only to the one who receives it.
Fulfillment References
Exodus 16:33-34 John 6:48-51 Isaiah 62:2 Revelation 3:12
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalChrist Himself is the hidden manna (John 6:48-51); the new name marks those who belong to the one Lord.
JewishThe hidden manna (the pot laid up before the LORD, Ex. 16) and a new name recall God's provision and renaming (Abram, Jacob).
CatholicChrist the hidden manna (the bread of life); the new name the believer's hidden identity in Him.
ProtestantThe hidden manna (Christ, John 6) and the new name — an intimate, personal reward for the overcomer.
OrthodoxChrist the true manna; the new name of the redeemed.
DispensationalThe overcomer's personal reward and new identity.
AcademicThe 'hidden manna' draws on Exodus 16 and the tradition of the manna hidden in the ark; 'new name' echoes Isaiah 62:2.
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