Revelation 2:17 — If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone w… — CEV | maBible
Read Revelation 2:17 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Revelation 2.17, Revelation 2v17, Ap. 2:17. If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone who wins the victory, I will give some of the hidden food. I will also…
Other reference formats: Revelation 2.17, Revelation 2v17, Ap. 2:17.
17 If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone who wins the victory, I will give some of the hidden food. I will also give each one a white stone with a new name written on it. No one will know that name except the one who is given the stone.
Notes and references
2.17 a Ex 16.14,15; 16.33,34; Jn 6.48-50; b Is 62.2; 65.15.
hidden food: When the people of Israel were going through the desert, the Lord provided a special food for them. Some of this was placed in a jar and stored in the sacred chest (see Exodus 16). According to later Jewish teaching, the prophet Jeremiah rescued the sacred chest when the temple was des…
white stone: The meaning of this is uncertain, though it may be the same as a ticket that lets a person into God's banquet where the “hidden food” is eaten. Or it may be a symbol of victory.
a new name: Either the name of Christ or God or the name of the follower who is given the stone.