1. Satan is a Master at Deception n God warns us concerning the terrible consequences of sin. (Eph 5:5-6)

2. Satan is a Master at Deception n Ephesians 5:5-6 (NKJV) - For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

3. Satan is a Master at Deception n How many times have I seen young people justify fornication or older people thinking they can get away with it.

4. Satan is a Master at Deception n How many times have I seen young people justify fornication or older people thinking they can get away with it. n Over and over the “Bills come due” and a terrible price is paid. (Gal 6:7-8)

5. Satan is a Master at Deception n Galatians 6:7-8 (NKJV) - Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

6. Satan is a Master at Deception n Even then some fail to learn from the Lord.

7. Satan is a Master at Deception n There is a tremendous power found in the examples of the Old Testament. (Rom 15:4: 1 Cor 10:11)

8. Satan is a Master at Deception n Romans 15:4 (NKJV) - For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

9. Satan is a Master at Deception n 1 Corinthians 10:11 (NKJV) - Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

10. Satan is a Master at Deception n One of the great tragedies of the old testament is that of the king Manasseh.

11. Satan is a Master at Deception n One of the great tragedies of the old testament is that of the king Manasseh. n Does it pay to live a life of sin as long as I can repent and be saved before I die?

12. Satan is a Master at Deception n Galatians 6:7-8 (NKJV) - Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

13. The Advantages of Manasseh n He was raised as a Jew in the nation of Israel. (Rom 3:1-2)

14. The Advantages of Manasseh n Romans 3:1-2 (NKJV) - What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God.

15. The Advantages of Manasseh n He heard the scriptures and knew of God’s will.

16. The Advantages of Manasseh n The nation was faithful to God during his childhood.

17. The Advantages of Manasseh n He had a godly father, Hezekiah. (2 Kings 18:3)

18. The Advantages of Manasseh n 2 Kings 18:3 (NKJV) - And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done.

19. The Advantages of Manasseh n He was a man who won many victories through prayer. (2 Kings 20:2-6)

20. The Advantages of Manasseh n 2 Kings 20:2-6 (NKJV) - Then he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying, 3“Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

21. The Advantages of Manasseh n 4 And it happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 5 “Return and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD.

22. The Advantages of Manasseh n 6 And I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake, and for the sake of My servant David.”’

23. The Advantages of Manasseh n He was would accept the word of God without question. (2 Kgs 20:16-19)

24. The Advantages of Manasseh n 2 Kings 20:16-19 (NKJV) - Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD: 17 ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the LORD.

25. The Advantages of Manasseh n 18‘And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ 19 So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “Will there not be peace and truth at least in my days?”

26. The Advantages of Manasseh n Without a doubt the faith of Hezekiah deeply influenced his son Manasseh.

27. The Advantages of Manasseh n He had access to one of the greatest of Old Testament prophets Isaiah.

28. The Advantages of Manasseh n He had access to one of the greatest of Old Testament prophets Isaiah. n Would you want God’s will to guide you as king?

29. The Advantages of Manasseh n He had access to one of the greatest of Old Testament prophets Isaiah. n Would you want God’s will to guide you as king? n Any man who knows the one true God would rejoice at this blessing. Ex. King Jehoshaphat (2 Chron 20:6,12)

30. The Advantages of Manasseh n 2 Chronicles 20:6 (NKJV) - and said: “O LORD God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You?

31. The Advantages of Manasseh n 2 Chronicles 20:12 (NKJV) - O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”

32. The Choice of Manasseh n Even with the great advantages Manasseh had, he still could choose evil!

33. The Choice of Manasseh n Even with the great advantages Manasseh had, he still could choose evil! n He became king at 12 years old. (2 Kings 21:1)

34. The Choice of Manasseh n 2 Kings 21:1 (NKJV) - Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.

35. The Choice of Manasseh n At this age he would be very susceptible to the advice of the princes of Judah. Rehoboam fell to this influence. (1 Kings 12:8)

36. The Choice of Manasseh n 1 Kings 12:8 (NKJV) - But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

37. The Choice of Manasseh n When someone makes a stand they will determine what kind of company they will keep, Often this will be for a lifetime and for an eternity!(1 Cor 15:33)

38. The Choice of Manasseh n 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV) - Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

39. The Choice of Manasseh n Manasseh completely gave himself over to evil. Look at what he did. (2 Kgs 21:2)

40. The Choice of Manasseh n 2 Kings 21:2 (NKJV) - And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

41. The Choice of Manasseh n He worshipped idol Gods and built altars in Israel. These are the Assyrian god’s that were completely discredited by God during hid father’s reign! (2 Kgs 21:3)

42. The Choice of Manasseh n 2 Kings 21:3 (NKJV) - For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a wooden image, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.

43. The Choice of Manasseh n The appeal of these god’s was not truth but the flesh. Fornication was allowed and practiced as a rite.

44. The Choice of Manasseh n To many the sin of fornication is the first step away from the Lord.

45. The Choice of Manasseh n He desecrated the temple of the true God. (2 Kings 21:4-5)

46. The Choice of Manasseh n 2 Kings 21:4-5 (NKJV) - He also built, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. n 2 Kings 21:4-5 (NKJV) - He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

47. The Choice of Manasseh n When one departs from worshipping the one true God there remains no restraints. (Rom 1:21, 24)

48. The Choice of Manasseh n Romans 1:21 (NKJV) - because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

49. The Choice of Manasseh n Romans 1:24 (NKJV) - Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,

50. The Choice of Manasseh n He killed his own children in pursuit of pleasure. (2 Kings 21:6)

51. The Choice of Manasseh n 2 Kings 21:6 (NKJV) - Also he made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger.

52. The Choice of Manasseh n How many families are destroyed by sin?

53. The Choice of Manasseh n How many families are destroyed by sin? n What is the main reason for the millions of abortions in this country?

54. The Choice of Manasseh n He disdained the word of God. (2 Kings 21:7-8)

55. The Choice of Manasseh n 2 Kings 21:7-8 (NKJV) - He even set a carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the LORD had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever;

56. The Choice of Manasseh n 8 and I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers—only if they are careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them.”

57. The Choice of Manasseh n He wanted a worship “relevant” for his generation.

58. The Choice of Manasseh n He no longer wanted a “negative” religion based upon “do’s and don’ts”.

59. The Choice of Manasseh n 2 Kings 21:9 (NKJV) - But they paid no attention, and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.

60. The Choice of Manasseh n These people were willingly led.

61. The Choice of Manasseh n Often in history God’s people become ripe for apostasy.

62. The Choice of Manasseh n Manasseh hated the rebuke of faithful prophets.(2 Kings 21:10-15)

63. The Choice of Manasseh n 2 Kings 21:10-15 (NKJV) - And the LORD spoke by His servants the prophets, saying, 11“Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols),

64. The Choice of Manasseh n 12 therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

65. The Choice of Manasseh n 14 So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become victims of plunder to all their enemies, 15 because they have done evil in My sight, and have provoked Me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’”

66. The Choice of Manasseh n God was merciful to give him warning.

67. The Choice of Manasseh n Manasseh responded by murdering the righteous. (2 Kings 21:16)

68. The Choice of Manasseh n 2 Kings 21:16 (NKJV) - Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

69. The Choice of Manasseh n In all probability one of these murdered men was Isaiah!

70. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n God kept his word concerning Manasseh. (2 Chron 33:10-11)

71. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n 2 Chronicles 33:10-11 (NKJV) - And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not listen. 11 Therefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon.

72. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n Was this good or bad for Manasseh?

73. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n Was this good or bad for Manasseh? n Many are like Pharaoh and are hardened by humiliation.

74. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n Manasseh made a genuine repentance to God. (2 Chron 33:12-13)

75. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n 2 Chronicles 33:12-13 (NKJV) - Now when he was in affliction, he implored the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.

76. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n Why did he remember God at this time? Because of the past efforts of Godly parents and other godly people. The seed was there.

77. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n Why did he remember God at this time? Because of the past efforts of Godly parents and other godly people. The seed was there. n Give Manasseh credit, he came back to God. His future life showed it! (2 Chron 33:14-16)

78. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n 2 Chronicles 33:14-16 (NKJV) - After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it enclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

79. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n 15 He took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem; and he cast them out of the city. 16 He also repaired the altar of the LORD, sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.

80. The Fall and Repentance of Manasseh n Remember one can never fall too low to be forgiven if they repent.

81. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He could not bring back those he put to death!

82. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He could not bring back those he put to death! n Oh, how he needed Isaiah now.

83. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He could not bring back those he put to death! n Oh, how he needed Isaiah now. n He could not save those who died in the idolatry he introduced. (Heb 9:27)

84. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Hebrews 9:27 (NKJV) - And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,

85. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n How often does sin create things that cannot be undone.

86. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He could not bring forth a full restoration of the nation. (2 Chron 33:17)

87. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n 2 Chronicles 33:17 (NKJV) - Nevertheless the people still sacrificed on the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

88. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Mistakes made at one period of life often have consequences you cannot change later.

89. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n How often do you see children of different ages show the attitudes of parents at given times in their lives.

90. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He could not save his own son. (2 Chron 33:21-23)

91. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n 2 Chronicles 33:21-23 (NKJV) - Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done; for Amon sacrificed to all the carved images which his father Manasseh had made, and served them.

92. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n 23 And he did not humble himself before the LORD, as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

93. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He was named after an idol God of Egypt.

94. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He was named after an idol God of Egypt. n What would his son have said to him after his change?

95. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He could not clear his own name. (2 Chron 33:18-19)

96. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n 2 Chronicles 33:18-19 (NKJV) - Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

97. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n 19Also his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and trespass, and the sites where he built high places and set up wooden images and carved images, before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the sayings of Hozai.

98. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Like the scars on his lips, his past would not go away.

99. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Like the scars on his lips, his past would not go away. n Everyone for all time knows of his actions.

100. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He could not avert the eventual destruction of his people.

101. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He could not avert the eventual destruction of his people. n The Babylonians did come and “wipe Jerusalem as a dish”.

102. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n He could not avert the eventual destruction of his people. n The Babylonians did come and “wipe Jerusalem as a dish”. n When this happened Manasseh was given “credit”. (Jer 15:1-4)

103. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Jeremiah 15:1-4 (NKJV) - Then the LORD said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth.

104. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n 2And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Such as are for death, to death; And such as are for the sword, to the sword; And such as are for the famine, to the famine; And such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.”’

105. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n 3“And I will appoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the LORD: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. 4I will hand them over to trouble, to all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.

106. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Manasseh was saved, but his influence was felt for generations.

107. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Remember the consequences of sin! (Ex 34:7) Ex. Man who quit in Abbeville.

108. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Exodus 34:7 (NKJV) - keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”

109. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Remember our question: Does it pay to live a life of sin as long as I can repent and be saved before I die? Answer: NO, NO, NO!

110. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Remember our question: Does it pay to live a life of sin as long as I can repent and be saved before I die? Answer: NO, NO, NO! n Sin is the worst news this world has ever known!

111. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Remember our question: Does it pay to live a life of sin as long as I can repent and be saved before I die? Answer: NO, NO, NO! n Sin is the worst news this world has ever known! n Not even the blood of Christ can remove all consequences.

112. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Remember our question: Does it pay to live a life of sin as long as I can repent and be saved before I die? Answer: NO, NO, NO! n Sin is the worst news this world has ever known! n Not even the blood of Christ can remove all consequences. n Sin scars the conscience, the body and the soul.

113. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Sin destroys nations, families, friends and children.

114. The Unstoppable Consequences of the Sins of Manasseh n Sin destroys nations, families, friends and children. n Should you give into one sin with the thought that you will be forgiven later? THINK.