Chapter Nine/Holding Fast to Jesus' Name

'Hidden Manna and a White Pebble

A grand reward await all who heed Jesus' counsel, given by direction of Jehovah's holy spirit. "Listen! "Let the one who has an ear hear what the spirit says to the congregations:  To him that conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white pebble, and upon the pebble a new name written in which no one knows except the one receiving it." (Revelation 2;17)  Thus, the Christians in Pergamum, like the Christians in Smyrna, are encouraged to 'conquer' if they are to succeed, those in Pergamum, where the throne of Satan is, must shun idolatry.  They must overcome the immorality, the sectarianism, and the apostasy linked with Balak, Balaam, and the sect of Nicolaus. So doing, these anointed Christians  will be invited to eat some of "the hidden manna." What does that mean?

In Moses' day, Jehovah provided manna to sustain the Israelites during their wilderness journey.  That manna was not hidden, for each morning-except on the Sabbath-it appeared  miraculously, like a flaky hoarfrost covering the earth. It was a divine provision to keep the Israelites alive. As a memorial, Jehovah commanded Moses to keep some of this "bread" in a golden jar inside  the sacred ark of the covenant "throughout [Israel's] generations." -Exodus 16:14, 15, 23, 26, 33; Hebrews 9:3, 4.

Next time: Conclusion of the  'Hidden Manna and a White Pebble

From the book of Revelation