Luke 2:37 “And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.”    Some might compare Anna to a Nun. But, the conventicle life is an invention of man. One stark difference, for example, is that Anna had…

Luke 2:36 “And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;”    It is hard to imagine a person that old back in that time period. But, there were those who…

Luke 2:35 “(yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”    Mary would suffer much in that she would watch her own eldest son crucified. She would have to hear the mocking and the opposition. It was indeed painful for her.   As for the…

Luke 2:34 “And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;”    Though this sounds very generic, this is quite specifically fulfilled in the life of Christ. It is the…

Luke 2:33 “And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him.” Joseph and Mary were right in the middle of something huge.They got a front row seat to the greatest life ever. Imagine what it must have been like to be there with Jesus every day. Surely they learned a…

Luke 2:32 “A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”    It is difficult for us to understand well now, but there was a time when the Gentile world had little in the way of truth. Jesus changed all of that. Even this hemisphere, which stood in relative…

Luke 2:31 “Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;”    This short little verse packs a lot in. God has made His plan of salvation right before our very eyes, so to speak. Though the evil world system was not helpful to it, He worked it all out anyway. His absolute power…

Luke 2:30 “For my eyes have seen Your salvation”    Salvation is not a thing, it is  a person. Jesus is salvation. This is one of the most vitally important points for us to understand and proclaim in our own time. We tend to see concepts separated from the person of Christ, and the person…

Luke 2:29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word;”    We all remember the little acronym R.I.P. This means to ‘Rest in Peace’ and has been in use for many hundreds of years. Jews and Christians alike employ the idea. However, we should understand that this epitaph is…

Luke 2:28 “he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:”    Here we find that Simeon ‘blesses’ God. However, the same exact concept is translated ‘praise’ in Luke 1:64. So, which is it? It is both. When we praise the Lord, we are blessing Him. This really puts things into a…