What a beautiful thought of dying!

"Simeon took the child in his arms and praised God, saying: Sovereign Lord, now let Your servant die in peace, as You have promised, for I have seen your salvation!" Luke 2:29-30

The aged Simeon's "let "means "set free" — "Set Your servant free to die" — implying that what we call life is like the imprisoning of the eagle; and what we call death , after one has seen Christ, is blessed and glorious emancipation. What a beautiful thought of dying!

On the gravestone are the words, "Out of the darkness into the marvelous light!" All we need, then, is truly to see Christ before we die.

When He has lifted away the curse of sin, and put His own holy life into our souls, we are already in the portal of Heaven while in this world; dying will be but entering in, to behold Christ face to face forever!

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