THE NEW NAME WHICH NO MAN KNOWS
“To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: “This is the message from the one who has the sharp two-edged sword. I know where you live, there where Satan has his throne. You are true to me, and you did not abandon your faith in me even during the time when Antipas, my faithful witness, was killed there where Satan lives. But there are a few things I have against you: there are some among you who follow the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak how to lead the people of Israel into sin by persuading them to eat food that had been offered to idols and to practice sexual immorality. In the same way you have people among you who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Now turn from your sins! If you don’t, I will come to you soon and fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth. “If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches! “To those who win the victory I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give each of them a white stone on which is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it. (Revelations 2:12-17)
The ancient message to the church in Pergamum recorded in the book of Revelation is to be perceived as the eternal communication of the Spirit. The Spirit is the same yesterday, today and forever and all men are of the Spirit and the Spirit is the Lord. This message is one of the seven-fold messages to the Church relayed through the seven trumpets. Now be careful to note that even though it appears as seven messages and seven trumpets, it is truly one message, one trumpet.
Nothing ever changes except the way we perceive things. Very much like in the days of old when the Israelites were summoned unto the mountain of Horeb, a trumpet sounded for seven days unto the day of the meeting. As the days went by the trumpet sounded louder while the children of Israel prepared themselves to meet with the Lord. This is no different today, because those who will appear before the Lord must hear the trumpet and be guided by it into his holy presence.
The message relayed through the seven trumpets is deep inner inspiration awakening men from their deep slumber in terrestrial sense back into the celestial Man who is the Spirit Itself. It will shield you and deliver you from the strong deception of Satan in this present world system.
Satan’s throne and where he dwells refers to the lower places of the earth…the world. This is the realm where carnality creeps and crawls all over the place. The influence of Satan upon men in this present age is to rob them of their spiritual heritage in God. This occurs through systematic indoctrination and deception that litters this present world. These are referred to as the teachings of Balaam and foods sacrificed to idols (things that are not God’s) which cause men to fornicate (turn away from their union in God).
Transgression, sin, death is all about man’s conscious absence from his true self which is “the Lord from heaven”. Sounds blasphemous, doesn’t it? After generations of piled up deception and lies, it all sounds completely out of place to hear a statement like, “I AM the Lord, hence the slaying of those who would faithfully confess this to the hearing of the world. Yes, the days come that anyone who kills you who dares to confess the true name will think he is doing God a service. The deception is truly strong.
I will never leave you or forsake you is the sure unbreakable affirmation that you will never be left perishing in your transgressive human state. The inner voice is always speaking to you, to guide you back into your paradise and your glory. Just sit and listen to what the Spirit is saying to the church (you). The psalmist would say the Lord said to my Lord, just sit down and listen and you will get the victory over the enemy who had bound you in mortal sense and robbed you of your true eternal name.
The hidden manna is pure doctrine from above that edifies you and causes you to grow into the full state of the Lord. These are the things of God unknown to the men of this age. What you take in must of a necessity cause your increase in spirituality and enlighten you on your participation in the Godhead. This is the imperishable bread of life that a man will eat and never die again.
The new name is the identity by which everyman is known before time but was lost in the darkness of this age through Satanic influence. This name is completely hidden from the men of this age, systems of religion alike. We must get this clear, knowing the name is not just a superficial thing, it is more like experiencing and living by that name. In fact, you cannot bear the two names, it is either one or the other. When the name is revealed Satan falls like lightening (no more influence) and you awaken or in other words become conscious of the new name and the old is no more.
The new name is the name of the Lord God and realizing this great truth spontaneously takes you out of the world. This is the identity by which we walk in the new heavens and new earth that has been brought to our awareness through the good news. No need for signs or miracles, right where you are, you can receive this good news with gratitude and walk by this name, it is your true name that has been brought to light through the gospel.
