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He says in verse 33, Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken of him, and Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against. Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. So he begins to reveal a little bit of the negativity here. You know, it's good news, it's the gospel, it's salvation, but he says, you know what, it's going to be spoken against. There are going to be people that don't want this gift, and that don't want to hear the truth, and that will say of the Lord Jesus Christ, you know, we will not have this man to reign over us, and that would reject him and hate him. And he says here, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also. We don't really know, the Bible doesn't really tell us what happened to Mary, but one interpretation of this would be that she was actually literally physically killed with the sword. That's what I believe. I've studied the Bible, and that's the conclusion that I came to, is that it's probably talking about her eventually being killed. Many of the early believers were martyred, and many of the apostles were martyred. We don't know whether the sword piercing her soul is just figurative, you know, or whether it's literal. But either way, it's talking about suffering, it's talking about a sign that's going to be spoken against. And you know what? We ought to be willing to pay the price to preach the gospel to every creature, and to stand with the Lord Jesus Christ at this season. And we ought not shy away from bringing up the gospel, or talking about Jesus, because of the fact that, well, you know, our family might speak against it. It might be spoken against. They're going to slay me with the sword, you know, at the family gathering, if I start talking Jesus, talking about the Bible. You know, you say, well, okay, it's going to be less persecution than that. Well then, we ought to be willing to face it. You know, we ought to be willing to stand up for the Lord Jesus Christ, and not to be ashamed of him or his words in this wicked and adulterous generation.