Wage war—Jesus
will wage war on his enemies. Jesus is
saying to the church to be careful not to put themselves in the enemies’
camp. By participating in emperor
worship, one would be forsaking Jesus (unlike Antipas) and standing with Jesus’
enemies instead.
Hidden manna—Manna
is the provision of God for Israel
in the wilderness. It is secret or
hidden because for now it is unseen—it probably symbolizes the kingdom of God to come. This manna, given by God, is in opposition to
the meat of idolatry mentioned earlier.
White stone—The
white stone is given to one who is acquitted.
Jesus is acquitting his church—though they have compromised with the
world, nevertheless He is granting them pardon if they would but repent.
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