The article presents an interpretation of the Bible on who among Mary, Simeon, and Anna first recognized Jesus Christ as the Messiah. The author points out that being first to hear does not mean being first to understand. He also explained about the spiritual journey of Mary, Simeon, and ...
The name Anna shows up only once in the Bible. She is a prophetess inJerusalemwho testifies about the identity of the infantJesus, together with a male prophet namedSimeon. Both Simeon and Anna are well advanced in years, but of Anna we know that she a daughter ofPhanuelofAsher, and th...
It is also clear that Simeon talks to God and that God talks to him -- which particularly interests me since I've recently prepared a Bible study series on"Listening for God's Voice"(www.jesuswalk.com/voice/). "It had beenrevealed to him by the Holy Spiritthat he would not die befo...
When she was eighty-four years old, she entered the temple at the moment when the aged Simeon uttered his memorable words of praise and thanks to God that he had fulfilled his ancient promise in sending his Son into the world ( Luke 2:36 Luke 2:37 ). These dictionary topics are ...
back a few verses and see what was happening. In verses 29-32, we find Simeon recognizing Jesus as the Messiah.At at that moment, when the baby is being declared the King, Anna walks up and begins to praise the Lord, to thank Him, and to tell others about the redemption that had ...