 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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Doctrinal Beliefs Summary
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I. The Bible
We believe the Christian Holy Scriptures are the verbally inspired, inerrant, infallible, God-breathed Word of God, and should generally be interpreted as any other book is interpreted, i.e., literally in accordance with the rules of grammar and logic unless a literal interpretation would not make any sense or the context clearly indicates otherwise.
We believe that the evidence of historical and scientific reality proves the validity of Christianity's truth claims to such a high degree of probability that it gives honest truth-seekers psychological certitude.
We believe that miraculous Divine inspiration led to the creation of perfect original writings by the human authors of the Christian Bible. We also believe that those perfect original writings are reflected in a nearly perfect text to this very day, marred only by very minute grammatical differences among the thousands of ancient manuscript copies still available to us.
Within the English language, we believe it is wise to utilize translations which are based upon the most reliable and numerous manuscripts, the Majority Text/Textus Receptus manuscripts. Such translations include the King James Version and Young's Literal Translation.
But, in recognition of the fact that finite, fallible men translated these versions, Greek and Hebrew dictionaries are useful in clarifying or enriching the actual meaning of some words which perhaps were not translated to the highest degree of precision possible.
II. The Trinity
We believe in the personal, infinite, triune God of the Christian Bible — God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (see I John 5:1-8; John 16:7-18; Matthew 28:19; Genesis 1:26; plus, hundreds of other biblical scriptures.)
We believe that God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things; that He enjoys a personal objective existence in reality; and that He is transcendent as Creator over His creation.
III. Our Lord God And Saviour Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten, virgin-born Son of God; that He is the second Person in the Trinity, God the Son; and that He was God who became manifest in the flesh. (see I Timothy 3:16; John 1:1-14; John 14:9; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-25; John 10:36.)
We believe that the life, death and resurrection of Christ Jesus fulfilled over 300 Old Testament prophecies, thereby giving us substantial evidentiary reason for belief in Him as our Lord and Saviour.
IV. Salvation
We believe in the substitutionary, propitiatory finished-work of the Lord Jesus Christ Who paid the penalty of sin for all by His death on the cross at Calvary. However, in order to gain eternal life with God, a person must be born again by believing in Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour. (see Hebrews 2:9; John 6:44-69; John 3:1-18; Romans 3:25; Revelation 1:5; Hebrews 9:22; I Peter 1:18-19.)
We also believe God's gift of salvation is freely offered to everyone without exception or merit of any kind. (see John 12:44-46; Matt. 7:24-27; Matt. 11:6; Matt. 12:50; Matt. 16:25-27; Matt. 18:3-6; Luke 12:8, 9; Luke 14:27; John 3:15-21; John 4:14; Acts 2:21; Acts 10:43; Rom. 9:30-10:1; Rom. 10:9-13; I John 4:13-15; I John 5:1-5; Rev. 22:16, 17; I Tim. 2:4; II Peter 3:9; Acts 10:34, 35; Gal. 3:27, 28; Col. 3:11; Rom. 1:16, 17.)
V. Justification By Faith Alone
We believe that man is justified solely on the basis of faith in the finished work of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (see Romans 5:1; Ephesians 2:1-9.) We believe that salvation is a free gift from God, and is fully appropriated at the moment of repentance and belief in Christ Jesus.
We believe it is absolutely contrary to Scripture to say that works, baptism, sacraments, or any other condition is necessary for the attainment of God's gift of salvation. (see Galatians 1:6-10; Romans 1:16; I Corinthians 15:1-4; John 5:24; Ephesians 5:8.) As the apostle Paul said: "Not of works, lest any man should boast." (see Ephesians 2:1-9; Titus 3:4-7.)
VI. The Final Authority
We believe God's Word is the sole and final authority on any matter upon which it touches. As stated in II Timothy 3:16-17: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." (KJV)
VII.The Resurrection
We believe in the physical resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ; His bodily ascension into the heavens; and His presence at the right hand of God serving as our one and only Mediator, Priest, and Advocate. (see Acts 3:12-26; John 20; Hebrews 9:24; I Corinthians 15:12-28; I John 2:1.)
VIII. Creation And Man's Moral Fall
We believe that because through Adam all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, all are guilty before God. People are guilty because of their in-born human nature and because of their thoughts and actions, all of which are a direct result of man's moral fall from grace in the Garden of Eden. (see Romans 5:12-21; Ezekiel 18:4; Romans 3:10-26; 6:23; Psalm 51:5; Genesis 1-3.)
IX. The Holy Spirit
We believe all born-again Christians are accepted into the Body of Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit the moment they receive Christ as their Saviour. (see I Corinthians 12:13; I Corinthians 10:32; Ephesians 2:13-18.)
Accordingly, as an initial act of sanctification, the Holy Spirit indwells all who have been born again, and then helps them to mature as Christians in a process known as progressive sanctification. We believe this means that the Holy Spirit will help Christians in their continuing efforts to attain ever-higher levels of Christ-like holiness in their daily lives.
Final and complete sanctification, however, will not be achieved until resurrection or translation at the time of the Rapture. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a greater, overflowing measure of the Holy Spirit given to believers as they mature and seek God.
The Church is comprised of all those individuals who truly believe and accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour and Lord. (see Romans 8:14-27; James 1:18; John 1:12; I Corinthians 1:2; Matthew 16:16-16.)
X. The Second Coming And Eternity
We believe in the Rapture, defined as the personal, pre-millennial, pre-tribulation Return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to gather the saints, i.e., true Christian believers, in the air before taking them to Heaven. (see I Thessalonians 4:13-18; 5:6-10;
I Corinthians 15:50-55; Acts 1:11; Titus 2:13; Revelation 4:1; Revelation 12.)
Then immediately after the Rapture has taken place, three and one-half years of Great Tribulation for newly-converted Christians on earth will commence. At the conclusion of that great tribulation, the Great and Terrible Day Of The Lord will begin, a 7-year period of time marked by seven horrific Divine judgments that will manifest themselves in the form of Trumpet-Vial plagues.
At the end of these Divine judgments, Christ Jesus will Return with His saints to execute final judgment and legal repossession of the earth from Satan at the Battle of Armageddon. Accordingly, at that time, the Lord God will cast the Antichrist and the False Prophet into the Lake of Fire, while Satan will be banished into the Abyss.
After the Battle of Armageddon is over, all human survivors will be judged by Christ as "sheep" or "goats" to determine who will be permitted to remain alive on the earth as subjects under the rulership of Christ and His saints. After that judgment is concluded, Christ Jesus will establish His literal Kingdom throughout the earth for 1000 years in order to transform the earth and its inhabitants into perfection.
After the Millennial Reign of Christ and His saints is concluded, Satan will be loosed upon the earth for one final testing of humanity before he, also, is tossed into the Lake of Fire. After that, God will resurrect the unsaved dead to face the Great White Throne Judgment for a final resolution of their eternal destiny (see Rev. 20:11-15).
At that final judgment, people who will have knowingly rejected Christ as Saviour will have no hope; they will go to the Eternal Lake of Fire. However, people who will have never received a legitimate opportunity to accept Christ as Lord and Saviour during their lifetime will be judged according to their compliance with whatever amount of truth they did attain during their lifetime, resulting in eternal life for some and eternal damnation for others.
After the Great White Throne Judgment is over, even Hell itself will be cast into the eternal Lake of Fire and Brimstone.
Then the world and the universe will be perfect in every way possible; death will be abolished; and ordinary people will populate increasing numbers of planets throughout the universe forever as Christian believers reign with Christ as "kings" and "priests" for eternity.
Furthermore, numerous biblical scriptures predict that the world will never be annihilated. Instead, at that point in time, God will have achieved His ultimate purpose for our objective reality, i.e., complete redemption.
XI. Heaven And Hell
We believe that Heaven has a real, objective existence, blessed with eternal joy and marvelous beauty, and prepared by God for those who will accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. Likewise, Hell and the Lake Of Fire are objective realities which, collectively, offer eternal suffering and punishment for those whose names are not written in the "Book of Life."
Furthermore, we believe the Bible teaches that after death, there is only judgment, and that there is absolutely no opportunity for people to repent or atone for their sins in order to gain eternal life in Heaven. (see Hebrews 9:27; John 14:1-6; Revelation 7:13-17; 20:11-15; 21:22-27; II Corinthians 5:1-10; Luke 16:19-31.)
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