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Originally Posted by testallthings
Honestly speaking, with this kind of system of interpretation, that is the allegorical (instead of a literal one), the preacher can just say anything he likes. This passage is not a parable or a type, but W.L. treats it in an allegorical way. He quotes verses to support his interpretation, as every good student of the Bible should do. But, we ask a simple question, What does the text say? Is it too insignificant just to look at what the text says without injecting in it, or trying to discover under its surface a secret message?
The Lord Jesus was healing people and casting out demons. That's the simple fact. What's the explanation of this simple fact? He did those things to fulfill the Scripture, “He Himself took away our infirmities and bore our diseases.” Isn't this explanation provided by the Holy Spirit Himself sufficient to understand this passage?
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None of the verses that WL quotes have anything to do with supporting his allegory. I suppose that this style of interpretation gave him a opportunity to claim that he saw something 'new', as the plain text already speaks for itself.
The main issue I take with WL's style of interpretation is that he never answered the basic question of
why a passage like this should be interpreted allegorically. Furthermore, he gives no evidence as to why each person/thing represents what he says that it does.