By Benjamin Rothstein

DOVER — For many, the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have always come out of a TV or radio.

There’s one man, though, that can bring Dr. King almost back to life.

The Rev. Dr. John G. Moore is able to replicate Dr. King’s voice and speech patterns with an uncanny accuracy and uses that talent to perform segments of the civil rights advocate’s addresses.

On Monday, he did so in a program titled “Echoes of a Prophet” at Bally’s Dover.

The recitation is something that needs to be seen — or rather heard — to be believed.

According to Dr. Moore, he has memorized about nine different King lectures and chooses a selection based on the context of the event at which he speaks. For “Echoes of a Prophet,” he chronologically traveled through key points in Dr. King’s career, including the famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

“For instance, (Dr. King) has a speech called “What Is in Your Life Blueprint?” and I use that all year long with college students and high school students,” said Dr. Moore. “And I could do it in character or just do it, but it asked those prominent questions about ‘How are you achieving self-development?’”

The orator has performed all around the world, but he especially cherishes opportunities to talk in youth detention centers, as the children there remind him of the world he grew up in.

“I grew up with brothers that were gangbangers. My two oldest brothers did five years for homicide, and so, those types of behaviors were welling up in me,” said Dr. Moore. “I needed a hero, and from some way, some shape or form, I got to hear some of Dr. King’s speeches. And it transformed me because I didn’t just hear his speeches; I incorporated what he was saying, even as a young person.”

The Bally’s performance received plenty of love from viewers.

“I think this is an awesome presentation,” said Peaches Whalen, former president of the nonprofit A. Philip Randolph Institute. “I hope that he lives a long life, to continue this struggle that we’re going through because, 60 years later, it doesn’t seem like we’re making any progress.”

For Dr. Moore, Dr. King’s words play in his head at all times.

“Oh, my God, don’t ask my wife. She says, ‘He can remember those speeches but doesn’t remember to bring home groceries,’” he said. “But I say this because, when I was young, it seemed like I had to wait to hear about certain hearings, especially Dr. King. So, at about 11 years old, I said to myself — and I hope I can encourage young people when I go out to talk to them — that I wanted to be the next Martin Luther King.”