Although he was apparently quite aged, the Spirit of God had made it clear to Simeon that he would not die before seeing the promise of the LORD God's Messiah, A.K.A. Christ, fulfilled.
NOTE: This is one in a series; you can find the complete series of Christmas haiku here:
馃尣The Christmas Story in Ten Haiku馃尣
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