REVELATION 2:12-17

The bread or manna of God is not physical and material bread: it is spiritual. God actually promises to provide for the
physical necessities of His followers (Mt.6:24-33). But physical and material bread is not what Christ was talking about in
this passage. Physical and material bread lasts only for a short while. Once consumed, it is gone. Its satisfaction passes and
man’s gnawing hunger arises again. But the bread God gives is spiritual bread, that is, spiritual food for the soul (see note—
Eph.1:3). It is the bread that man really needs more than anything else on earth. It is the only bread that can permanently feed
and meet the need of man’s...
• gnawing hunger • vacuum
• restlessness • loneliness
• emptiness • lack of purpose, meaning, and significance

“This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and
not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread,
he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life
of the world” (Jn.6:50-51).
“Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the
Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh
my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day” (Jn.6:53-54).
“As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even
he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers
did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever” (Jn.6:57-58).

The heavenly Bread, Christ Himself, gives life to man. The very purpose of bread is to give life. Bread gives life by...
• nourishing and sustaining
• satisfying
• energizing
• creating desire (the need) for more
• being eaten on a regular basis

Note that Jesus Christ Himself gives life to the overcomer by doing the very same thing. Jesus Christ...
• nourishes and sustains
• satisfies
• energizes
• creates desire (the need) for more
• feeds us on a regular basis

The point is clearly seen: the person who overcomes worldliness—who stops feeding upon the world—that person will be
given the food of heaven itself. He will be allowed to eat the eternal bread of heaven. He will never die.
Note that manna is hidden. This simply means that Christ is hidden to the worldly people of the earth. The worldly do not
see nor feed upon the bread of heaven. Christ is hidden from the worldly.
2. The overcomer is given a white stone with a new name written on it. There are an endless number of guesses about
what this stone is. Only one thing is clear in this reference to it, and it is best to stick to the Scripture. The white stone is the
means of being admitted into heaven, into God’s presence. The overcomer is allowed into God’s presence because of the
white stone. Note that a new name is written upon the stone. This must mean either the name of Jesus Christ or of the believ-
er himself.
g159 If the name is that of Christ, then the meaning is this: the name of Jesus Christ is the only name accepted
for entrance into heaven. A person must have the white stone with Christ’s name written on it in order to be
admitted into God’s presence.
g159 If the name is that of the believer, then the believer is given the white stone as his ticket into heaven. The
stone must have his name on it in order to be admitted.
Note: the church member who has an ear must hear this message to the worldly church. He can never overcome the at-
tacks of worldliness unless he heeds this message. Hearing and heeding is his only hope of ever conquering the seductive
worldliness of this earth.

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but
by me” (Jn.14:6).
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Ro.10:13).

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