"This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too."
Simeon prophesied that Jesus would be a stumbling stone and rejected by Israel, yet bring light to the Gentiles.
Simeon told Mary that a sword will Pearce your heart because of him.
Mary Simeon has written: 'If any man thirst' -- subject(s): Meditations, Lord's Supper
The Canticles of Mary, Zechariah, and Simeon
Simeon & Anna in the Temple.
When the old priest Simeon saw the baby Jesusin the temple he relized that it was the baby Messiah. So he told Mary . A sword will pearce your heart because of him.
Simeon believed that the Infant Jesus was the Messiah that had been predicted to come into the world, as he had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would see the Messiah before he died and on that day the Spirit had led him to come to the temple .
Simeon and Anna waited to meet the Messiah at the temple in Jerusalem. When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple to present Him to the Lord, Simeon and Anna were both there and recognized Him as the fulfillment of God's promise.
"This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too."
Simeon was the holy man from the Gospel of Luke who was allowed to see the Messiah, Jesus, before he died. He prophesied sorrow for Mary, saying a sword will pierce her soul, referring to the pain she would experience watching her son's crucifixion.
In the Bible, Simeon was the man in the temple who recognized Jesus as the Messiah when he was presented by Mary and Joseph at the temple in Jerusalem. Simeon had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before seeing the Messiah, and he blessed Jesus and proclaimed him as the Savior.
According to Luke 2: 28 (see 28 - 35 for context) the old man Simeon did this.