He had been promised that he would see the Messiah before he died, and Jehovah’s holy spirit indicated to him that little Jesus was the foretold Savior.
فقد سبق ونال وعدا بأنه لن يموت قبل ان يرى المسيَّا ،‏ وفي الهيكل كشف له روح يهوه القدس ان الطفل يسوع هو المخلِّص المنبأ به .‏