Luke 2:26
And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see [the] Lord's Christ.
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Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:
Psalms 25:14The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him, that he may make known his covenant to them.
Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Amos 3:7But the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
John 1:41He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).
John 8:51Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any one shall keep my word, he shall never see death.
Matthew Henry on Luke 2:26-41
Christ and Simeon in the Temple; Anna in the Temple. 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his… Read the whole commentary →