“He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. And I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name<\/em>” (Revelation 3:12).<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThis is basically the same as Revelation 2:17. The new name is that of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
There is no passage saying that people are given a new name when they become Christians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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