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.
Sīmeanam bija apsolīts, ka viņš nāvi neredzēšot, kamēr nebūšot redzējis Mesiju, un Jehova ar savu svēto garu viņam bija licis saprast, ka mazais Jēzus ir pravietotais Glābējs.