THE TRUMPET SOUNDS
A Watchman’s Lament from the Cave
By Allen Frederick
📜 INTRO: The Hour Is Late, But the Mantle Still Falls
There’s a sound in the Spirit that won’t be ignored.
It’s not the sound of applause or algorithm—it’s the sound of the trumpet.
A call to awaken. A summons to confront. A warning to return.
We are living in a time when the moral foundations of America are eroding. This erosion is not just through legislation or culture wars. It also happens through the silence of the church. The pulpits have grown soft. The prophets have grown tired. And many of us—myself included—have found caves more comfortable than confrontation.
But the Lord is not done.
The mantle of Elijah is still falling.
And the question still stands:
Where are the Elijahs?
🔥 ACT I: The Confrontation on Mount Carmel
Elijah’s story doesn’t start in the cave—it begins in confrontation.
He stood alone before a nation that had bowed to Baal. He faced a king who called him a “troubler of Israel.” He also confronted 450 false prophets who had the crowd and the platform.
“How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” (1 Kings 18:21)
The people said nothing.
So Elijah called down fire—not for spectacle, but for separation.
To expose what was false.
To restore what was holy.
📢 ACT I-B: The Prophets of Baal Are Still Preaching
America is flooded with pontificators—self-appointed arbiters of truth.
They spout off about justice, fairness, identity, and inclusion.
But their goal is not righteousness—it’s influence.
They want followers, not disciples.
They want applause, not repentance.
They lie.
They twist.
They seduce.
And the church has grown quiet while they grow louder.
The spirit of Jezebel is alive and well—not just in politics, but in pulpits.
She dominates. She manipulates. She emasculates.
Ahab was weak, but Jezebel was strategic.
Together, they formed a counterfeit kingdom—one that silenced the prophets and exalted false worship.
“There was none like Ahab, who sold himself to do wickedness… whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.” (1 Kings 21:25)
We see it now in churches that worship the woman and not the Man, Christ Jesus.
Whole denominations have been built around the Jezebel spirit—celebrating control, rejecting authority, and redefining truth.
Our society has been made effeminate—not to honor women, but to render men powerless.
The trans and LGBT movement is not just about identity—it’s about erasing masculinity, distorting creation, and dismantling apostolic order.
And the church is not immune.
We have lost our zeal.
We have lost our message.
We have lost our backbone.
🕳️ ACT II: The Cave of Despair—and the Mountain of Encounter
After the fire came the threat.
Jezebel vowed to kill him, and Elijah ran.
Not because he lacked faith, but because he was exhausted.
Disillusioned. Alone.
He found a cave and lodged there.
And the word of the Lord came—not in rebuke, but in tenderness.
“What are you doing here, Elijah?” (1 Kings 19:9)
Elijah poured out his heart:
“I’ve been zealous. I’ve stood alone. And now they seek my life.”
But God didn’t just listen—He summoned.
“Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord.” (1 Kings 19:11)
And then came the drama:
A wind so strong it shattered rocks.
An earthquake that shook the foundations.
A fire that raged with fury.
But the Lord was not in any of it.
Not in the noise.
Not in the bluster.
Not in the spectacle.
“And after the fire came a still small voice.” (1 Kings 19:12)
That’s where God was.
In the whisper.
In the hush.
In the holy.
And here’s the mystery:
While all the noise was happening,
God was not hiding—He was seeking.
Not entertaining the crowd—He was calling Elijah forth.
The whisper was not a retreat from power.
It was the unveiling of it.
The whisper was more powerful than the whirlwind.
More precise than the quake.
More purifying than the fire.
Because the whisper doesn’t just shake the earth—it pierces the soul.
It doesn’t just impress—it commissions.
God wasn’t showing off.
He was drawing near.
He was calling Elijah out of the cave and into the next assignment.
And He’s doing the same today.
🧥 ACT III: The Mantle and the Marching Orders
God didn’t just comfort Elijah—He recommissioned him.
He told him to anoint kings.
To raise up Elisha.
To pass the mantle.
The cave was not his final destination.
It was the place of recalibration.
📣 THE TRUMPET SOUNDS AGAIN
We are living in a similar hour.
The confrontation is needed.
The cave is crowded.
And the mantle is falling.
The church in America must decide:
Will we halt between two opinions?
Will we preach what is popular or what is true?
Will we remain hidden or rise up as gatekeepers of righteousness?
The trumpet is sounding—not just for the return of Christ, but for the return of conviction.
🙏 FINAL PRAYER: A Cry from the Cave
Lord, we hear the trumpet.
We feel the weight of silence.
We confess our comfort, our compromise, our cowardice.
Call us out of the cave.
Remind us of the remnant.
Reignite the fire.
Let the mantle fall again—not on the famous, but on the faithful.
Not on the polished, but on the prepared.
Raise up the Elijahs in every city, every pulpit, every hidden place.
Let them confront with compassion.
Let them speak with clarity.
Let them walk in obedience.
Expose the prophets of Baal.
Silence the voice of Jezebel.
Restore apostolic authority.
Reclaim the Apostle’s mandate.
And let the church rise—not in pride, but in purity.
Let the fire fall—not for performance, but for purification.
We will not bow to Baal.
We will not kiss the idols of culture.
We will follow You.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Do you hear the trumpet sounding? Will you rise to the challenge? Will you share this word with someone who needs to hear it? Will you be an ELIJAH for your church or city? Be sure to like and share and until next time! May the Lord God before you!
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