Rev_22:17-19 - Whosoever = Every Man = Any Man.

27. Revelation 22:17-19 - Whosoever = Every Man = Any Man.

"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (17) For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: (18) And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. (19) In Revelation 22:17 the free will of man stands out. "Whosoever will may take of the water of life freely." Then God testifies to every man what will happen to any man who takes away from His Word. This, of course, places the responsibility upon any man. Then in Revelation 22:19, "If any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy", and He states what will happen. The point I am stressing is, it is man's free will and God emphasizes that all the way through His Word.

Let me give an example of what one can do with Scripture if they follow the same pattern of interpretation as the predestinationalists.  They “lasso” one Scripture and tie it up whenever they come to the words "elect, choosing, foreknowledge, and predestination.  Then they saddle their "hobby-horse" and use it to over-ride the free will of man.  They disregard all other Scripture which invites all men to be saved.

Here is the same extreme to which you could go with other portions of God's Word.  In Acts 27:31 we are told:

"Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved."

Taken alone, this would mean that we would all have to abide in a ship somewhere on order to be saved. I know that sounds absolutely ridiculous, and in reality, it is.  But in the same sense, that is exactly how predestinationalists build their false doctrine.  They yank one Scripture out that has the word "elect, foreknowledge, or choosing" without applying it in the context or correlating it with other Scripture.  All false doctrine is built upon this same procedure.  We are told in 2 Timothy 2:15 :

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." That means being honest with God's Word. Correct inter-pretation, evaluation and doctrine is a result of relating all Scriptures that pertain to a certain subject, person, or doctrine. When those verses complement each other and totally agree, then you have the correct interpretation and doctrine.

You see, God is not divided nor does He contradict Himself. Only men contradict themselves. This is done when they attempt to build a doctrine upon a particular Scripture or word that is in direct contrast to other portions of Scriptures. Are you aware that the Bible says "There is no God?" This is recorded in Psalms 14:1. But that is only part of the verse, not all of the verse. The entire verse reads...

"The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good." Do you see what men can do by only using part of God's word and not all of it. You will always come out with the right doctrine when all Scriptures agree concerning a certain subject, as the mind of God is not confused, nor contradictory.