ANNA SIMEON Who Answer the question

ANNA & SIMEON

…Who Answer the question “Why

but they’re not Talking about a baby in a crib

……Jesus The Born as a man, Lived as a man, king Died as a man, Rose from the dead as a man, Reigns in Heaven as a Man; He will return, as a Man

4 IMPORTANT THINGS God’s Promise (to Israel) God’s Purpose (for Israel) God’s Person God’s Precondition

GOD’S PROMISE • TO COMFORT – pity, sigh, avenge • TO CONSOLE – Implore, exhort, entreat, invite • What is the purpose of God’s promise?

GOD’S PURPOSE • To reach the Nations, the ends of the earth. Isa 49 v 6 • God’s purpose is always far greater than anything we can imagine

GOD’S PERSON • JESUS!! • No one else could do this • Isa 52 v 13 – 53 v 12

GOD’S PRECONDITION • ‘Something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen’ • When Jesus arrives, things can never be the same again

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN JESUS COMES • He will be a stone that makes people stumble Isa 8 v 14 • He will startle many nations and Kings will shut their mouths because of Him Isa 53

• He did not come to bring peace on earth, but division! Lk 12 v 51 The question is “WHY? ” and why is this God’s precondition? The gospel - too radical to fudge

• God’s Promise, God’s Purpose and God’s Person – Are these for us?

• In which case God’s precondition must be for us also. When Jesus arrives things can never be the same again

3 QUESTIONS. . . • Should He have what He asks for – your life; your heart; your all? • Has He got that? • Still?