Simeon said to Mary, "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed."
Simeon and Anna waited to meet the Messiah at the temple in Jerusalem. When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple to present Him to the Lord, Simeon and Anna were both there and recognized Him as the fulfillment of God's promise.
Simeon was the holy man from the Gospel of Luke who was allowed to see the Messiah, Jesus, before he died. He prophesied sorrow for Mary, saying a sword will pierce her soul, referring to the pain she would experience watching her son's crucifixion.
In the Bible, Simeon was the man in the temple who recognized Jesus as the Messiah when he was presented by Mary and Joseph at the temple in Jerusalem. Simeon had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before seeing the Messiah, and he blessed Jesus and proclaimed him as the Savior.
Simeon and Anna were two elderly devout Jews who met baby Jesus when Mary and Joseph brought Him to the temple to be presented to the Lord. Simeon recognized Jesus as the Messiah and praised God for allowing him to see the salvation of Israel. Anna, a prophetess, also gave thanks to God and spoke about Jesus to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
Simeon was a devout man in the Bible who recognized and blessed the infant Jesus when his parents brought him to the Temple for dedication. He prophesied about Jesus being a light to the Gentiles and the glory of Israel before his death.
Simeon told Mary that a sword will Pearce your heart because of him.
Mary Simeon has written: 'If any man thirst' -- subject(s): Meditations, Lord's Supper
Simeon & Anna in the Temple.
The Canticles of Mary, Zechariah, and Simeon
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Simeon prophesied that Jesus would be a stumbling stone and rejected by Israel, yet bring light to the Gentiles.
Simeon believed that the Infant Jesus was the Messiah that had been predicted to come into the world, as he had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would see the Messiah before he died and on that day the Spirit had led him to come to the temple .
Simeon and Anna waited to meet the Messiah at the temple in Jerusalem. When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple to present Him to the Lord, Simeon and Anna were both there and recognized Him as the fulfillment of God's promise.
Simeon was the holy man from the Gospel of Luke who was allowed to see the Messiah, Jesus, before he died. He prophesied sorrow for Mary, saying a sword will pierce her soul, referring to the pain she would experience watching her son's crucifixion.
In the Bible, Simeon was the man in the temple who recognized Jesus as the Messiah when he was presented by Mary and Joseph at the temple in Jerusalem. Simeon had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before seeing the Messiah, and he blessed Jesus and proclaimed him as the Savior.
The old man in the temple who at once recognized that the baby of Joseph and Mary was the Messiah, he also told Mary that a sword would Pearce your heart because of him. He also said now let your servant depart in peace. He was about 80 years old but he was sure it was the Messiah the people had waited for centuries to come.
According to Luke 2: 28 (see 28 - 35 for context) the old man Simeon did this.