 From 1974 and until he passed away in June of 2005, Frank Caw devoted a considerable amount of time to research and study in Bible prophecy and related philosophical and theological issues. This website is dedicated by his family to his memory and work and is as he presented it at the time of his death. The family of Frank Caw, Jr. would like to thank Tim McHyde of EscapeAllTheseThings.com for hosting his website.
While always insisting on a plain, literal and sensible approach to scriptural exegesis,
he has pieced together many new scriptural insights on a number of extraordinary
prophetic developments that are poised to be fulfilled in our immediate
future!
Thus, it is safe to say that things are not going to happen the way many people think
they will happen.
But, this book will give you the scriptural keys for truly understanding what God has
preordained will happen, and how you can survive the incredible scenario of prophetic
events about to unfold! |
This ministry is dedicated to the loving memory of my
late wife, Debbie, who went to be in the presence of God on October 23, 1997, and who was
so instrumental in helping me to prepare for my ministry during those many long, difficult
years.
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How Should We
Interpret
Biblical Scriptures?
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There are several important factors we should consider very carefully when we interpret biblical scriptures, including the forthcoming passages in Matthew 24 and Luke 21. But, perhaps the foremost consideration is the methodology we employ in our interpretation of scriptures. Because if we do not understand the individual words which God is using whenever He communicates with us, we will never get very far in ascertaining His message.
Accordingly, please bear in mind that experiential common sense tells us that the Bible, generally, should be interpreted in the same manner that any other book, generally, is read and understood. Obviously God would appreciate the wisdom in using conventional modes of communication in order to minimize any possible misunderstandings. Therefore, we should give a plain, literal interpretation to a passage, in accordance with the rules of grammar and logic, unless the context very clearly indicates otherwise or a literal interpretation would not make any sense.
Unfortunately, sometimes people say we should not follow a literal and common-sense approach to our exegesis of Scripture. Instead, they say we should “spiritualize” or “allegorize” the meaning of the biblical passages we read. But, this approach to interpreting the Bible is erroneous and antithetical to truth for two basic reasons:
1. Since God is not the author of confusion (I Cor. 14:33), we must conclude that the Bible should be read and interpreted in a plain, literal manner unless the context indicates differently or a literal interpretation would not make any sense. To do otherwise makes it possible to argue a question mark after every statement in the Bible because everyone would have their own special way of interpreting the true meaning of words and statements. Therefore, any examination of the Scriptures will be much more fruitful if we use the definitions that are given to words in everyday life and in our word dictionaries.
If we do not adhere to this methodology, then under such circumstances, how could God even hold people accountable on Judgment Day? If we were consistent in applying this epistemological view of knowledge to everything in life, where everything was viewed on a spiritualized and subjective basis, how could we even communicate intelligibly following such guidelines? Everyone would have their own version of truth and understanding, and voluntary cooperation and understanding between people would be near impossible. Therefore, we obviously must assume that an infinite, rational God and Creator would understand the necessity and the wisdom for realistic and objective standards while communicating to us with human words.
2. The Bible is also full of scriptural examples where the sensical literal mode of interpretation is followed. For instance, hundreds of Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled literally, thus establishing a definite precedent in which to emulate. Jesus even chided the generation of His day for their failure to recognize the prophetic signs of the time (Matt. 16:1-14), and a primary reason for this failure was their refusal to interpret literally the prophecies concerning His First Coming, more than 300 specific predictions which Jesus fulfilled with His life, death and resurrection. Therefore, I believe that wisdom and intellectual honesty mandate we avoid such error when interpreting biblical prophecies concerning His Second Coming.
We should also observe that even though many prophetic scriptures may have been partially fulfilled previously, we should always look for the complete fulfillment of every detail in a prophecy without stretching or ignoring relevant aspects of recorded history. Accordingly, every single detail of a prophecy must be fulfilled completely before we can really say it has been fulfilled. But even then, the prophetic fulfillment must be to the fullest extent possible before we finally can say that the prophecy truly has realized its final and complete fulfillment.
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