What Does It Mean to Eat of the Hidden Manna? In Revelation 2:17, John writes: "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it." I believe a good way to misunderstand a Bible subject is to begin at the end rather than at the beginning. That said, I choose to start at the beginning to learn about ...