Revelation 2:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; 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.

Hath

Revelation 2:7

Revelation 3:6

To eat

A new

Revelation 3:12

Revelation 19:12

Saving

1 Corinthians 2:14

General references

Revelation 13:9

Bible References

Hath

"The person who has an ear should listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the churches. To the person who has victory [in the Christian life] I will give [the opportunity] to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God." [Note: "Paradise" is equivalent to heaven. See II Cor. 12:4].

The person who has an ear should listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the churches.

To eat

He replied, "You disciples are being given an understanding of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but the crowds of people are not.

But He said to them, "I [already] have food to eat that you do not know about."

I am the bread of life.

For you died [with Christ, See 2:20], and your life is [now] hidden with Christ in [fellowship with] God.

A new

I will make the person who has victory [in the Christian life] a pillar in the Temple of my God [i.e., probably a reference to heaven], and he will never leave it. And I will write on him the name of my God, the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem which is coming down from heaven from my God [See 21:2, 10] and my own new name.

And His eyes are [like] blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns, and He has a name written [on Him] which is known only by Him.

Saving

Now the natural person [Note: Since this person is contrasted with the spiritual person of verse 15, it is taken here to mean the person without the Holy Spirit] does not receive the things [i.e., truths] revealed by the Holy Spirit of God, because they are [considered] foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them because they must be discerned by using spiritual judgment [i.e., judgment aided by the Holy Spirit].

General references

The person who has ears to hear with ought to listen [to this] carefully.

The person who has ears to hear with ought to listen [to this] carefully."

If anyone has ears to hear with, he ought to listen to this carefully."

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And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for He said, first of all,

The person who has an ear should listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the churches."

If anyone has an ear, he should listen [to this].