<p>3:12 <em>He that overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God; and he shall leave there no more, and I will write upon 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 my own new name</em>- There was apparently a large pillar in Philadelphia which may have been the reason for this idea. The name of Yahweh being written on a person suggests they are a priest, even the high priest. Instead of the names of the twelve tribes of Israel written on his chest, we here have the name of the new Jerusalem written- which city speaks of all the believers. This is a major theme of the letters; that the role and exaltation of the Lord becomes true for all who are in Him. As the Lord was the central pillar of the new temple, so shall we be.</p><p>It is not surprising that the Lord, as the Son of God and His supreme manifestation to men, should also carry God&rsquo;s name. He could say &ldquo;I am come in my Father&rsquo;s name&rdquo; (Jn. 5:43). Because of his obedience, Jesus ascended to heaven and God &ldquo;gave him a name which is above every name&rdquo; - the name of Yahweh, of God Himself (Phil. 2:9). So this is why we read Jesus saying in Rev. 3:12: &ldquo;I will write upon him (the believer) the name of my God... and I will write upon him my new name&rdquo;. That the name was still new suggests these letters were given not so long after His ascension. At the judgment, we will share the Lord's exaltation; He will give us God&rsquo;s name; we then will fully carry the name of God. He calls this name, &ldquo;My new name&rdquo;. We can now properly understand Is. 9:6, where concerning the Lord Jesus we are told, &ldquo;His name (note that) shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father...&rdquo;. This is a prophecy that the Lord would carry all the titles and Name of God - that He would be the total manifestation or revelation of God to us. It was in this sense that he was called &lsquo;Emmanuel&rsquo;, meaning &lsquo;God is with us&rsquo;, although He personally was not God. The way He speaks here of &quot;my God&quot; even in His resurrected glory is proof enough of that. Thus the prophecy of Joel 2 that men would call on the name of Yahweh was fulfilled by people being baptised into the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:21 cp. 38). This also explains why the command to baptize into the name of the Father was fulfilled, as detailed in the Acts record, by baptism into the name of Jesus.</p><p>And yet the idea of bearing God's Name refers to what already in essence is happening to all who are in the Lord Jesus, by baptism into His Name.</p>