“Lord and Master, now you can let your servant die in peace as you promised,
But as for you, you will die in peace and be buried, having lived a good long life.
“Now I can die in peace because I have seen your face again and know you're still alive,” Israel told Joseph.
Observe the innocent, look at those who do right! Those who love peace have a future!
The Holy Spirit had shown him that he would not die before he saw the Lord's Messiah.
Simeon took Jesus in his arms, thanked God, and said,
For I'm in a dilemma—I really want to leave and be with Christ, which would be far better,
Then I heard a voice from heaven that told me, “Write this down! Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, because they can rest from their troubles. What they have accomplished will speak for them.”
They cried out, shouting, “How long, Lord who is holy and true, before you will judge and bring to justice those on earth who spilled our blood?”