<p>2:26 <i>And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ</i>- The Spirit being &quot;upon&quot; Simeon (:25) did not make him infallible; but there had been a special revelation to him that his prayers for the coming of Israel's consolation, the Messiah, would be heard. And &quot;Simeon&quot; means just that, 'hearing', in the context of prayer being heard. Therefore he was comforted that he would live to see the Messiah.</p>