of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of (John 6:48-51, me” 57). Jesus also promised to give to the overcomer a white stone with a new name. There is even more perplexity about the meaning of this stone. It is my opinion that the stone is provided to those believers who repent and bring their lives into conformity with what Jesus wants. The would represent the changed character of “new name” the individual. There are several examples in Scripture of name changes. Abram’s name was changed to Abraham to signify his new role as the father of many. name was changed to Peter because he would be a solid rock for the Church. Simon’s After his martyrdom, Antipas was identified as Jesus’ “faithful witness.” Only Jesus understands the pressures of cultural temptations endured by the individual believer, and for the believer who and does not “overcomes” “renounce their faith in Jesus gives the stone with the new name written on Him,” “white it.” Believers who refuse to compromise their loyalty to Jesus in order to satisfy their human desires or to make their lives more comfortable among non-believers, will benefit from a deep intimate relationship with Jesus that only Jesus and the individual know. The represents the new character of the overcomer, and his/her “new name” new status as a person wholly devoted to Jesus and separated from the world.
of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me” (John 6:48-51, 57). Jesus also promised to give to the overcomer a white stone with a new name. There is even more perplexity about the meaning of this stone. It is my opinion that the stone is provided to those believers who repent and bring their lives into conformity with what Jesus wants. The “new name” would represent the changed character of the individual. There are several examples in Scripture of name changes. Abram’s name was changed to Abraham to signify his new role as the father of many. Simon’s name was changed to Peter because he would be a solid rock for the Church. After his martyrdom, Antipas was identified as Jesus’ “faithful witness.” Only Jesus understands the pressures of cultural temptations endured by the individual believer, and for the believer who “overcomes” and does not “renounce their faith in Him,” Jesus gives the “white stone with the new name written on it.” Believers who refuse to compromise their loyalty to Jesus in order to satisfy their human desires or to make their lives more comfortable among non-believers, will benefit from a deep intimate relationship with Jesus that only Jesus and the individual know. The “new name” represents the new character of the overcomer, and his/her new status as a person wholly devoted to Jesus and separated from the world.