a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.
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For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel. And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed, and a sword will pierce through your own soul also, so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed. And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, and then as a widow until she was 84. She did not depart from the temple worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour, she began to give thanks to God and to speak of Him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. …
… And we still sing that on Christmas Eve to this day. And then Luke chapter two, verses 29 through 32. Now this is an elderly man. This is after Jesus has been born and he's taken to the temple to, and a sacrifice made for him or on his behalf and on behalf of his parents. and then there's a man named Simeon, an elderly man and Simeon sees the Christ child and he's been waiting his whole life for the Messiah and so now he says, oh God, now you can take me. You can let me die. You can let me depart in peace and the Latin is nunc demitis. Demitis, it means let me depart in peace or let me depart and this is what he says. Now, master, let your servant go in peace according to your word because my eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all people. It is, and really this is Jesus, is a light for revelation to the Gentiles and a glory for your people, Israel. …
… will not return until global proclamation of the gospel has occurred. Luke 2.32, Simeon, when he saw the baby Jesus, said of this child, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for the glory of your people Israel. knew that the Messiah came not only to save Israel, but to save the nations. Listen to John 11, 51-52, the bizarre prophecy of Caiaphas, who had no idea what he was saying, but what he said was true. He said, Jesus was going to die for the nation Israel, and not for the nation only, but in in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. God's final work of salvation will be Jew and Gentile together. Listen to Romans 3, 29, 30. Is God the God of the Jews only? Is He not the God of the Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one." One God, one salvation for Jew and Gentile, and it will come. …