The devout man in Jerusalem whom the Lord promised would see Christ before his death was named

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Christian Religious Studies - 2009 (Objective) Subject: Christian Religious Studies

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The devout man in Jerusalem whom the Lord promised would see Christ before his death was named
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The devout man in Jerusalem whom the Lord promised would see Christ before his death was named Simeon. According to the Gospel of Luke, Simeon was a righteous and devout man living in Jerusalem at the time of the birth of Jesus. He had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. When Mary and Joseph brought the infant Jesus to the temple, Simeon recognized Him as the promised Messiah and took Him into his arms, praising God and prophesying about the child's future.
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