Introduction – Why This Matters Now

Every generation of believers reaches a turning point.
A moment when the comfort of silence collides with the cost of truth.

We are standing in that moment now.

The Church is large, but her voice is faint.
We have light, but we hide it under comfort.
We have truth, but we trade it for acceptance.

Our Lord said, “You are the salt of the earth… but if salt loses its saltiness, it is good for nothing.” (Matthew 5:13)

This book is written to help the Church taste like salt again.

Why Now

The hour is late.
The world is loud.
And too often, the Church is quiet.

What once was holy has become casual.
What once was sacred has become optional.
We have exchanged discipleship for attendance, conviction for convenience.

Yet across the world, small voices are rising —
men and women who are awakening to the reality that Jesus is not merely Savior, but Lord of all.

This is their call — and ours.

Francis Schaeffer said, “If Christ is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.”
A.W. Tozer warned that the modern Church has lost her hunger for God.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer gave his life to teach that grace is free but never cheap.
Dallas Willard urged us to live as apprentices of Jesus in every part of life.
C.S. Lewis warned that when virtue is lost in the home, the soul of civilization soon follows.
Leonard Ravenhill wept for revival, reminding us that God does not anoint lukewarm hearts.

Their words still echo — because the problem remains.
We have knowledge without obedience.
Emotion without holiness.
Belief without burden.

The time has come to change that.

The Heart of This Book

This is not a call to criticism, but to courage.
Not to rebellion, but to repentance.
Not to despair, but to determination.

The goal of 21st Century Prophet is simple:
To awaken the Church — beginning with ourselves.
To call believers to live under the full Lordship of Christ.
To restore the power of the Word, the purity of worship, and the purpose of mission.

This is not written to pastors alone, but to every follower of Jesus who feels the tension between the world’s comfort and God’s call.

You don’t need a pulpit to be a prophet.
You need a clean heart, a clear mind, and the courage to obey.

What You’ll Find Here

The chapters ahead will hold up the mirror of Scripture —
through the seven churches of Revelation, through the lives of past prophetic voices, and through the commands of Christ Himself.

We will examine where we’ve drifted.
We will remember what we were meant to be.
And we will rediscover what it means to live as light in an age of shadow.

You will find no new gospel here — only the old one, rediscovered.
No new message — only a call to return to the message that never changed.

Why This Matters

Because eternity is real.
Because truth still matters.
Because the Church cannot afford to sleep through the storm.

We have been given one generation to stand for what is eternal.
One life to proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord of all —
in our homes, our work, our worship, and our world.

The question is not whether the world is dark.
It is whether the Church will shine.

So we begin this journey with prayer, humility, and holy resolve —
that when Christ walks among His lampstands,
He will still find fire burning here.