Ravenhill says, "This much is sure: this generation is mesmerized by materialism and tantalized by TV. It is jeopardized by evils no other age has known, and victimized by cruel, malicious propaganda that clouds reality and therefore confuses thinking. The last but not least ingredient of this 'witches brew' is the religious jackanapes, attracting the crowd to his revival jamboree with the lure of miracles, as a cover-up for his itch for gold.
In the foreword, Vance Havner wrote, "His message is the prophetic trumpet blast, not a pep talk at the civic club."
The book contains Ravenhill's description of a prophet. No better or more powerful description of a biblical prophet has ever been written.