Will we have new names in Heaven?

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Are the verses in the Bible about new names figurative? I really don’t want to be called by my legal, earthly name in Heaven, to be honest.
 
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Are the verses in the Bible about new names figurative? I really don’t want to be called by my legal, earthly name in Heaven, to be honest.
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We cannot really tell.

But since you will receive a new body; why not also hope for a new name?

I mean, bodies are what makes each of us someBODY. Names just get assigned to us almost as an afterthought.

I’d think a new body pretty much requires a new name.

Also, while in our modern world persons are often named for parents or grandparents, etc, in Scripture a person’s name in Hebrew had a specific meaning. I’d hazard a guess that in life everlasting, human names will have similar meanings.

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Maybe, obviously the references in the Bible are to God’s judgement of individual souls and their ultimate destiny in Eternity. I imagine God will give us names that reflect are true deeds and personality for all to see.
 
I thought that was why we choose saintly Confirmation names 😃

But seriously, I think that most things that are staples of our earthly existence will either not matter much, or not exist at all, once we get to Heaven. We definitely won’t have a 10:00 bedtime, we definitely will not have to get up at 6:00 in the morning to go to work, and I don’t think our names will matter. We’ll all be in the glory of God’s presence all the time; what could possibly be more important than that?
 
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