12/24/00, PM, Pastor McDearmon

Portrait of Simeon

4.  The prayer of Simeon
4 Truths

• It reveals that salvation is to be found in the person of the Child Jesus.
• It reveals that salvation is offered to all kinds of men.  "God so loved the world . . . "  John 3:16  "For whoever will call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."  Salvation is offered to all, therefore all men are obligated to come.
• It teaches us that salvation prepares people to die.  Simeon prays all these things.  Acts 4:27

5.  The proclamation of Simeon
It's quite different from what most proclaim right now.  He proclaimed the Lord's death.  He said that Jesus would prove to be the ruin of many and the rise of many.  There is no neutrality with Jesus.  "He who is not with Me is against Me."  Luke 18:9