MEET THE MASTER SERIES

Who Jesus was

ACCORDING TO THEM THAT MET HIM
MEET THE MASTER SERIES
Who Jesus was
ACCORDING TO THEM THAT MET HIM
Who They Said Jesus was:
Who Jesus was
ACCORDING TO SIMEON
Luke 2:21-35 1
 21 And when eight days were completed for the circumcision
of the Child, His name was called JESUS, the name given by the
angel before He was conceived in the womb.
 22 Now when the days of her purification according to the law
of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to
present Him to the Lord
 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens
the womb shall be called holy to the LORD"),
 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of
the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."
 25 ¶ And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name
was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the
Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he
would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
Luke 2:21-35 1
 27 So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And
when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for
Him according to the custom of the law,
 28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and
said:
 29 "Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in
peace, According to Your word;
 30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation
 31 Which You have prepared before the face of all
peoples,
 32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the
glory of Your people Israel."
Appointment with God
 Luke 2:21 ¶ And when eight days
were completed for the circumcision
 Mary’s Appointment with
of the Child, His name was called God
JESUS, the name given by the angel
before He was conceived in the  Leviticus 12:2 " a woman
womb. borne a male child…shall
 22 Now when the days of her be unclean seven
purification according to the law of days….3 'And on the
Moses were completed, they eighth day the flesh of his
brought Him to Jerusalem to present foreskin shall be
Him to the Lord
circumcised 3…he shall
 23 (as it is written in the law of the continue in the blood of
Lord, "Every male who opens the
womb shall be called holy to the her purification thirty-
LORD"), three days.
 24 and to offer a sacrifice  Jesus’ Appointment with
according to what is said in the law
of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves or man
two young pigeons."
 Col 2:11
Finding with God
 Lu 2:25 ¶ And behold, there was a
man in Jerusalem whose name was
Simeon, and this man was just and
devout, waiting for the Consolation
of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was
upon him.
 26 And it had been revealed to him
by the Holy Spirit that he would not
see death before he had seen the
Lord's Christ.
 27 So he came by the Spirit into the
temple. And when the parents
brought in the Child Jesus, to do for
Him according to the custom of the
law,
 Simeon waiting for God
 Devout
 Waiting for redemption
and movement of God
 Holy Spirit was upon him
 Simeon going for God
 He actively and regularly
pursued God
 God rewarding his seeking
 Simeon received promise
 Simeon encountered God
in the flesh
 Heb 11:6
Embracing God
 Lu 2:28 he took Him up in his arms and
blessed God and said:  Simeon Meeting the
 29 "Lord, now You are letting Your
servant depart in peace, According to
Christ
Your word;
 Simeon Presenting the
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation.

31 Which You have prepared before the Christ
face of all peoples,
 God’s Salvation
 32 A light to bring revelation to the
Gentiles, And the glory of Your people  Light to the Gentiles
Israel.“
 33 And Joseph and His mother marveled  Glory for Israel
at those things which were spoken of
Him.  Simeon Blessing the
 34 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to parents of the Christ.
Mary His mother, "Behold, this Child is
destined for the fall and rising of many in
Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken
against 35 "(yes, a sword will pierce
through your own soul also), that the
thoughts of many hearts may be
revealed."
1. Salvation
 “For my eyes have seen Your salvation. Which You have
prepared before the face of all peoples (Lk 2:30-31)
 Zacharias:
 Lu 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to
remember His holy covenant, 73 The oath which He swore to our
father Abraham: 74 To grant us that we, Being delivered from
the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, 75 In
holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
 76 "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For
you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
 77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission
of their sins,
 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the
Dayspring from on high has visited us;
 Acts 4:12 "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no
other name under heaven given among men by which we
must be saved."
2. Light
 “…A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles… (Lk 2:32)
 Zaharias:
 Lu 1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the
Dayspring from on high has visited us; 79 To give light to those
who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet
into the way of peace.“
 Paul:
 Acts 26:18 'to open their eyes, in order to turn them from
darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they
may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those
who are sanctified by faith in Me.’
 Col 1:12 ¶ giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be
partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has
delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into
the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have
redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
3. Glory
 “…. And the glory of Your people Israel” Lk 2:32
 Glory through Christ’s Salvation
 Isa 60:1 ¶ Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of
the LORD is risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall
cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD
will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. 3 The
Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of
your rising.
 Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the
angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor,
that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
10 ¶ For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by
whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the
captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both
He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of
one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
3. Glory
 “…. And the glory of Your people Israel” Lk 2:32
 Glory Through Christ’s Reign
 Rev 21:1 ¶ Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no
more sea.
 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out
of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
 23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for
the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.
 24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and
the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
 25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night
there).
 26 And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.
 27 But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or
causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in
the Lamb's Book of Life.
Who Jesus was
ACCORDING TO SIMEON?

My Salvation
My Light
My Glory