"DEAL OR NO DEAL!"

 Revelation 2:18-29

I.  A Persistence in their Work (v. 19)

A.  Great Program

B.  Great Passion

C.  Great Progress

II.  A Permissiveness that was Worrisome (v. 20-21)

A.  Self-Appointed (v. 20)

B.  Seductive

C.  Scholarly

D.  Stubborn (v. 21;  Ezek 33:11; 2 Peter 3:9)

III.  A Penalty that was Warranted ( V. 22-23)

A.  Sickness

B.  Suffering

C.  Sorrow

IV.  A Perseverance in the Word ( V. 24-25) V. V.   A Promise that is Worthwhile (V. 26-29)

A.  A Sovereign Position (V. 26-27)

B.  A Sweet Possession (V.28-29)