Your name shall be Zoe.

I heard this over my sleep and then I keep hearing this. Is this my name? Why Zoe?

Child, it means "divine, eternal life" but you know there is a little message behind it.

Really?

The Greek language is rich. It has 3 different words to describe 3 different aspects of life: zoe, psuche, and bios. The word zoe in classical Greek was used for "life in general." There are a few instances of this meaning in the Bible (Acts 17:25, Jas 4:14, Rev 16:3), but in all other instances zoe was used to designate "divine, eternal life" - the life of God (Eph 4:18).

All people are born with the natural life - called psuche in Greek. Psuche is translated "soul", "personality" or "life." Indeed, humans have psuche - natural life, but not all have zoe - eternal life.

You mean I am special?

Yes, you are special dear. But everyone can have zoe-life too. This zoe-life can be received only by believing in the one who possesses eternal life - namely, Jesus Christ.

Oh, but I already believe You, God.

Sure, but you still need to make that decision for yourself when arrive into the world. Then you will receive the true zoe-life, child.

Let me continue to the next word bios. Humans have another life, which is called bios in Greek. Although we get the word biology from Greek it does not mean our physical life. Rather the Greeks used bios to denote a person's "physical sustenance" or "lifelihood". For example, when the widow put her one small coin into the offering box at the temple, Jesus said she gave her entire bios or "means of livelihood".

Interestingly, all 3 words are used in one passage in 1 John 3:14-17

We know that we have passed out of death into life[zoe], because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. [15] Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life [zoe] abiding in him. [16] By this we know love, that he laid down his life [psuche] for us, and we ought to lay down our lives [psuche] for the brothers. [17] But if anyone has the world's goods [bios] and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

This zoe-life resides in Christ, and He made it available to all who believe in Him. Humans are born with natural life or psuche (soul or personality) ; so Jesus also had a soul. He gave up His soul in death so that we might have the zoe-life, the eternal life of God. John then asks us to sacrifice our psuche-life by giving our bios-life to those in need.

A believer demonstrates that he or she has eternal life (zoe) by giving up part of their livelihood (bios) to sustain the soul and life (psuche) of another. This is the true and best manifestation of love.

Do you think my angel will want me to have this kind of love when I am in the world?

God flashes a knowing smile.