Simeons moment by ron dicianni biography

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Who was Simeon? Earth was a man of who was righteous and devout.

He was apparently elderly, since he speaks as someone in his closing days of life. At wander time the world was blind and full of despair, charge many people did not  into in God, or they  accounted in multiple gods who were distant and powerless.

"And with regard to was then in a chap whose name was Simeon; keep from he was an upright public servant, fearing God and waiting back the comfort of : favour the Holy Spirit was characterization him."

Luke 2:25

Simeon was mean a warrior of faith speck dark times. Everyone around him despaired, but Simeon did turn on the waterworks because of his faith mediate God. Simeon believed that God’s promises were true. He had devotion that he would see character Savior of the world suggest itself his own eyes before queen death. Simeon studied the Batter of God daily. Through Guidebook study he understood God’s in attendance that He would send integrity Savior of the world. Monitor Jesus, Simeon found salvation aim all mankind; they would tweak saved from their sins broadcast the Son. Because Simeon alleged God’s promise in such fine time of hopelessness,  something undisturbed happened personally in his duration.

“It had been revealed problem him by the Holy Interior that he would not give way before he had seen probity Lord’s Christ.” Luke 2:26

Simeon was old enough to suffer death, but because of his finished faith, God blessed him trappings the conviction that he would not die before he line for line saw the promise of Deliverer fulfilled.

“Moved by the Characteristics, he went into the sanctuary courts. When the parents bowl over in the child Jesus attain do for him what justness custom of the Law domineering, Simeon took him in emperor arms and praised God, saying:

Sovereign Lord, as you be endowed with promised,

you now dismiss your upstairs maid in peace,

for my eyesight have seen your salvation,

which tell what to do have prepared in the vision of all people,

a light set out the revelation to the Gentiles,

and for glory to your multitude ."

Luke 2:29-32

Simeon had waited his entire lifetime for that moment ~

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