PSALM 102:18-22
18 This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. 19 For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; from heaven the LORD viewed the earth, 20 to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to release those appointed to death, 21 to declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem, 22 when the peoples are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
This article and my prayers are for “the generation to come” and has in part, arrived already. To the people that have been “created”, or actually recreated in Christ in these recent days, and in the days to come – prisoners to sin being released, appointed for the salvation that’s sweeping through the land, and across globe. One blessed day, the people who are called by the Name of the LORD will be “gathered together” in heaven and serve the LORD in His manifest kingdom, just as we serve now, in this place.
We live in a dark world of woe, wickedness and woundings. Just as night is ushered in with the setting of the sun, the Son of GOD has ascended into the heavens and received by our Father, and while He is gone, the night of nefarious evil has settled in (ROM 13:12). But we as the church are called to reflect the LORD’s Light just as the Moon reflects the Sun, upon a world that would otherwise be enveloped in sheer blackness.
While we shall endure tribulations and hardships, pain and suffering because of a world under the curse of sin as well as the malice and destructive hatred by children of the dark, we understand that "weeping may endure for a night” (note: it says “may” which is an indefinite word; at any time we may or may not weep as we endure the night of adversities), but here’s something definitive: “joy [will!] come in the morning” when the Son appears at the horizon of Planet Rebyl, cast down the princes of darkness, most notably the Beast and False Prophet, and consign Satan to his millennial prison!
Let’s acknowledge that once we are with the LORD, we shall never, ever again set our feet upon a rebellious world, ruled by the god of this world (2 COR 4:4).
This article is Part TWO of Part ONE: WEEPING ENDURES FOR A NIGHT – Commentary on Charlie Kirk and our National Situation
“…Admiral Yamamoto: ‘I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve’.In parallel, Satan has been “running wild” for the better part of six thousand years, and realistically he also can’t hold any “expectation of success” against an All-knowing, All-powerful GOD Who also happens to be his Creator, and Who anticipates with absolute certainty his every move long before it enters the mind of that nefarious, fallen cherub (unless perhaps he’s gone so far off the deep end in his psychosis that he believes his own delusion, that he can actually win the war against his Maker?).
“This statement, which expresses foreboding after the attack on Pearl Harbor, is more likely a dramatic portrayal from the film Tora! Tora! Tora! than a verbatim account of Yamamoto's words.
“He did, however, express genuine concern about the prospect of a prolonged war with the United States, stating, ‘I can run wild for six months... after that, I have no expectation of success’ this quote taken from Wikipedia.
While he is a defeated foe, he nonetheless remains a dangerous one, capable of much deception, darkness, damage and delirium in the souls of the damned.
He has truly seduced this world in conjunction with desperately wicked hearts (JER 17:9) ever-willing to be seduced. Rather than embrace the truth of GOD’s Word, they have owned the deceptions of evolution, relativism, the devaluation of human life as of little worth than animals, and the ideologies of atheistic Socialist Marxism.
You may not be aware, but there exists the vast majority of witches and occultists who favor the Left, politically speaking (though there are a relatively scant number of practitioners of “the Craft” who side with the Conservative party, still, they want to keep their distance from “those Bible thumpers” (while still others try to convince the church that Christianity and witchcraft are “completely compatible”).
About 70-80% of witches identify as liberal or progressive and extol feminism, environmentalism. The LGBQT community, social justice, pro-choice, etc. When we see the Left promoting religious studies of the occult and shamanism in schools under the guise of “cultural studies”, they are vehement in disallowing the Bible or church history in the classroom.
The fact that the Left promotes everything that the Bible speaks against, we shouldn’t wonder that spiritual darkness resides most comfortably there (this is not at all to suggest that the Conservative Right is by any means pure as the freshly fallen snow, but by comparison, it’s rather obvious that it still retains at least some semblance of the Judeo-Christian ethic.
I’m seeing and hearing this observation all over the place: “It’s not about Republican vs. Democrat; it’s not even about Left vs. Right – it’s about Light vs. Dark, Righteousness vs. Evil, the Kingdom of GOD vs. the kingdom of darkness
Into this environment of evil, Charlie Kirk, able apologist, evangelist, political commentator and activist was plunged in, of his own accord – not to cause trouble so much as to reach this generation of youth with a message of truth, hope and redemption.
We provided commentary on that fateful day of SEPT 10 and current events in our nation in Part ONE of this two-part series: WEEPING ENDURES FOR A NIGHT. Now we look at where we must go from here…
This man who freely offered a microphone to his opponents was called a Nazi – where in Nazism you don’t listen to your enemies, you silence them in any way necessary, whether by burning their books or addressing their arguments with bullets. A single bullet has been effective (…in theory anyway).
He was called a misogynist, and yet his love, respect and honor given to his wife refutes that idea every bit as much as the life-long friends he had with women who held him in the highest esteem (and vice versa!).
The claim that he trampled on “women’s reproductive rights” has always been false as that very label in itself is misleading; he’s only been an advocate for human (pre-born) rights which should (and must) supersede sexual liberties without moral accountability of life conceived in the womb. In our Constitutional Republic, your rights end where another human’s rights begins. No one who chooses to engage in sexual intercourse is exempt from the consequences, and the rights of that conceived human life – period.
I firmly believe the mentality that affirms the right to terminate inconvenient life made it easier for the Left to accept the termination of Charlie’s life for having an opposing view. Not only acceptable, but also an occasion for jubilant song, dance and celebration for his murder.
Such a coldness can be expected of Marxists and Nazis who routinely killed millions of their own citizens without remorse, but not from any fellow Americans – hence the aftershocks we witnessed after the emotional earthquake we witnessed on that Utah University campus: people expressing such joy over his death (some of them I’m convinced are actually demonically possessed – one video I saw was quite chilling!).
He was an able defender of our Constitutional Republic, holding it just as preciously as its constructors in the 18th century (and denounced as destructive – even diabolical – the tenets of Marxist Socialism), and strove to see its practice restored in our legislation as well as in our land of America.
Having said all of this, I must point out something of a disclaimer regarding TP USA - and it's affiliation with the New Apostolic Reformation Movement. We must be careful in our zeal to join in Charlie Kirk's mission to restore our Constitutional Republic that we don't get caught up in the false doctrines of this movement (see links below that explain these things). And let us always remember, not to get our kingdoms (governments) confused; i.e., the kingdom of GOD and the 'kingdom' of America!
Commenting on this important issue, we have Flynn Huseby with ONCE-LOST Ministry!
In an era where cancel culture is a real thing, and in light of the fact that nearly every argument that assailed him was disproved, the only way he could be stopped was by assassination – or so his enemies thought.
Was this the work of yet another “lone gunman”? I think not. Who then orchestrated this martyrdom of an American Christian whose primary goal was the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and secondarily the restoration of our Constitutional Republic?Perhaps his opponents didn’t realize the ramifications of this truth:
As he was having a profound effect on the youth of America, and in short order – in little more than a decade – created TURNING POINT USA, and TURNING POINT FAITH with upwards to 1 million members, the majority of which are 20 somethings and thereabouts, his opponents (who also understood that they who have the youth have the future and financed the tutelage of Marxist Socialism in our universities and culture) realized he must be stopped, at any cost. And this cost Charlie his life, depriving his wife of her husband, his children of their father, his organization of its primary leader.
Who then would most profit from Charlie Kirk’s death? Obviously, the one(s) who were responsible for financing all of these anti-American, anti-Constitutional programs and the implementation of Marxist ideologies. I leave it to you, the reader to fill in that blank.
JOHN 12:24
"Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.
Either they didn’t anticipate the repercussions of murdering a godly man and now have to rush to contain the rippling effect of righteous indignation and inspired redemption OR they realized all too well what this would do and will activate its Marxist and demonic forces that have been primed ever since the riots of Black Lives Matter back in 2016 and cause national conflict and chaos (something Marxists thrive on in order to quell said chaos and reestablish order – their order).
Speaking of BLM and the death of George Floyd and comparing that with the church of Jesus Christ and the martyrdom of Charlie Kirk – notice how each group responded: The Left responded with anger, rioting, looting, mayhem, violence and lit their devotion up with Molotov cocktails whereas the Right – specifically the Christian Right – responded with outrage, grief, prayers, gathering in peaceful vigils, and lit their devotion up with candles. The stark comparison is most enlightening.
But if the Left thinks our reaction is a demonstration of pacificism, they are seriously mistaken. Battlelines have been drawn, righteous resolve has been ignited, fervency has exploded with conviction. But the weapons of our warfare are not found anywhere in the natural world:
2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
Something else we must realize – every time there is a move of GOD anywhere in this world, a revival, an awakening: wherever GOD is working, you can be sure that Satan will be in attendance. Note in the book of ACTS, when the Holy Spirit moved the church, fierce persecution followed. Are we prepared for persecution?
I’ve watched many hours of TikTok videos where people who were once atheists, agnostics, pagans, even occultists and Satanists have purchased a Bible and started reading it. Many, many more – a good deal of them had either never heard of Charlie Kirk or perhaps watched a handful of his videos but were nonetheless struck to the core by what transpired – and likewise started to read their Bibles and go to church (even after decades of absence!).
Reading the Bible and church attendance doesn’t make one a Christian, certainly, but these people could very well be taking their first steps – perhaps by the leading of the Holy Spirit – on the road to redemption!
We’ve all seen huge crowds gathered in prayerful vigils and marches in many different countries – the UK, Germany, Poland, Australia, S. Korea and elsewhere – all in response to the martyrdom of Charlie Kirk. The impact in our own nation has been nothing short of phenomenal. In my forty-five years as a Christian, I’ve never seen the like.
There was the huge Memorial held in Glendale, Arizona (and we tried valiantly to get into the State Farm stadium having arrived 4 hours early to opening the gates only to realize we came too late, the place was getting packed out already).
Some called it a revival meeting – and it certainly does seem that a spiritual awakening/revival took place in the hearts of many, especially when people were invited to stand up in acknowledgement of receiving Christ Jesus as LORD and Savior – and with eyes filled with tears these were touched by surrounding Christians, likewise tearful, who prayed for them.
But there were many speakers there to honor Charlie that are not Christian (more on this later). Many espoused actual militant action. Others addressed social issues and offered political reform as the answer.
But as someone I know on Facebook so eloquently said, “Nothing political can solve the spiritual problems of our nation” but the reverse is certainly true! If we genuinely want to Make America Great Again, then we must pray to Make America Godly Again – and the only way that can happen is not by political reform or religious affiliation, but by souls coming to Christ and being Born Again!
I think the ones that had the greatest impact, bar none, were Frank Turek and even more so, Erika Kirk (the new CEO of TURNING POINT USA). I found myself in tears when she whispered through her tears, an expression of love and forgiveness for the one identified as the shooter.
It would seem that the enemy, by this vicious assault on one of our own, has awakened this “sleeping giant” in the world – the church of the LORD Jesus Christ. Though small in number, insignificant politically and inconsequential financially, because of the fact that we bear the Name of the LORD Jesus Christ and can enact 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 on behalf of this nation, our prayers if prayed in accordance to GOD’s will, shall be heard and answered!
Some Christians object to any such attempt of restoration, rightly citing 1 TIMOTHY 4 (“the apostasy”) which is certainly in our future. In their mind we are fighting against the prophetic fate of this fallen world. Yet while this apostasy has been foretold, the Scriptures are silent in foretelling any revival to occur anytime in church history – yet we know that they have happened (three or four major ones in our nation alone). Because Scripture is silent concerning any future revival, it doesn’t mean none will happen any more than those which have already happened in the past.
While 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 is meant specifically for Israel, I believe some of those spiritual principles can rightly apply to the church (click the preceding link above). And while I remain hopeful for such a revival that may in fact have already started (we’ll have to wait and test the fruit to determine its validity), I don’t expect a “worldwide revival wherein the vast majority will become Christian (or at least ‘Christianized’) and the church will take over the world, thus allowing Christ to finally return to the Earth.
That is the stuff of Dominionism as taught in Roman Catholicism, some of the more liberal Protestant denominations, and such groups as the NAR (New Apostolic Reformation). And if no revival happens at all – we are still commissioned to preach the Gospel and seek the salvation of lost souls!
There are objections from some in the body of Christ to our getting involved in politics, and while I understand that perspective (JOHN 17:14-16; 18:36; HEB 11:13), let’s consider that the LORD Jesus and His apostles were not OF this world, anymore than Christ’s Kingdom is OF this world, yet both LORD and His apostles were IN this world and for what purpose?
MATTHEW 5:13-16
13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 "Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
And the potential result of this:
JOHN 3:19-20
19 "And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 "For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
MATTHEW 5:10-12
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 "Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
“You are the salt of the earth…” – note that there are no exemptions as to where this salt is to be applied. The LORD didn’t tell us to be salt “except where politics are concerned”. In fact, because corruption is so rank in politics, spiritual salt is most especially needed there (salt and light both help to stave off corruption).
I think politically active Christians could go overboard and eclipse the primary mission of the Gospel and the Kingdom of GOD, and so our earthly endeavors to be salt and light in government and elsewhere must never become a higher priority than our Kingdom work because we are citizens of heaven, not of this world system.
In a way, we Christians are granted a “diplomatic visa” by the LORD, to operate in this “foreign land” and work on behalf of our King as His ambassadors. So while we labor in the Kingdom in this world and do our part politically as Americans (and to what degree your part is, that’s between you and your LORD!), let’s be sure to keep our priorities in order!
In regard to the souls coming to Christ for salvation, most especially the younger generations – we the church have our job cut out for us! Let’s be diligently in prayer on their behalf: that the LORD will ensure that their profession is genuine, that they will apply reading and obeying the Word, abide in prayer and fellowship in a biblical church on a regular, if not daily basis. That their zeal will not fizzle out with the passage of time.
Let us pray that these will be drawn in, loved, cherished, cared for and discipled by us older saints who have much to offer as we pour into these precious souls!
Let us pray that the LORD will use TP USA and TP USA Faith for His great purpose with the understanding that as we move further into these last days, that the darkness will increase; that anything national or international in any of the spheres of this world (political, religious, economic, etc.) will eventually be compromised, co-opted, exploited for the purpose of serving the agenda of global governance (as it’s been called, the New World Order).
We can already see some potential infiltrations even in the Glendale Memorial that took place, with many of the President’s Cabinet present: We see many Roman Catholics in positions of the Cabinet (9), Protestants (8), Jews (2), a Mormon (1), Hindus (2; Kash Patel who spoke at this Memorial is also a Hindu).
Among the workers at TPUSA, we see the following: Evangelical (14%), Protestant (13%), Roman Catholic (15%), other denominations (4%) along with Jewish (2%), Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist (1% each), other non-Christian faiths (2%) No affiliation (41%), 6% didn’t respond to any affiliation.
Bear in mind, TURNING POINT USA is not a Christian ministry, but a political entity that is engaged in Conservative Activism (that emphasizes the Judeo-Christian ethic) which just so happens to have a majority of Christians of various stripes. The focus is a restoration of our Constitutional Republic in practice and a removal by education, legal action and logical persuasion of anything anti-Constitutional such as Marxism that seeks to overthrow existing governments in a subversive, exploitive way.
There is a potential that members of various religious persuasions represented in political office and membership in TP USA could influence other members, much in the way that ECT (Evangelicals and Catholics Together) was designed to do by the Roman Catholic Church.
Yet Charlie Kirk was even more passionate about the Gospel of Jesus Christ than his political conservativism. His heart’s desire was to lead people to Jesus and salvation that only He can provide!
He knew, as do all disciples of Christ, that any victories we may experience in the political domain of this nation will be short lived, lasting only for the duration of the United States of America’s existence.
Yet the Kingdom of GOD is eternal, and that’s why he emphasized the Gospel over government.
So, where do we go from here?
As Christians we must prepare ourselves to answer anyone who asks us, with respect and courtesy, of the hope we have as followers of Christ (1 PET 3:15-16), validating our answers with our godly conduct.
We would do well to sharpen up on apologetics, using various books and resources to educate and train not only ourselves, but the young believers the LORD may send (or has sent) our way!
We would also benefit from becoming familiar with our Constitution so that we can readily defend our American rights of freedom of speech, freedom of religion along with all the freedoms we are to enjoy and protect.
Conversely, there are those among us that the LORD may call upon to learn the ways of the enemy to be better prepared to defend against their tactics (such books as The Naked Communist by Cleon Skousen or Rules For Radicals by Saul Alinsky.
Some of us may be directed by the LORD to become more directly involved with politics, perhaps even run for office on a local, State or Federal level. Others may be called to support other candidates that we can endorse as their godly constituents (maybe going door to door, stuffing envelopes, answering phones, etc.).
Some of us may be called to man a table and to field questions by those who oppose us – similar to what Charlie did (and there are already those who are stepping up to do this very thing like veteran evangelist Ray Comfort, and young Brilyn Hollyhand, and even younger Charlie Brown along with others!).
All of us should be committed to a regular reading, meditating, studying and applying – and perhaps even teaching the Word of GOD, making disciples as the LORD commanded.
For two TTUF Studies on the Bible, consider these:
Discipleship 101: Fundamentals of the Faith; Discipleship 102: How To Study The Bible
For stand-alone articles on the Bible, here are two you might consider:
Why Do You Believe the Bible?
Fundamentals of The Faith
And we all need to keep in intercessory prayer our fallen nation, our wayward church, our broken communities and families and petition GOD daily to increase in us, His church, a thirst for holiness and committed prayer.
If we can take anything away from Charlie Kirk's life, his passion for the LORD, and his ministry is that we need to follow his example by being "about our Father's business" (LUKE 2:49) and the "Great Commission" as granted by the LORD Jesus Christ (MATT 28:19-20).
UPDATE (9/30/2025): FINALLY, we have two videos from Chris Quintana and OLD PATH Theology that deals with clarity and concise analysis the issues of Christian Nationalism and Dominion Theology. These are two points of contention that not just critics of Charlie Kirk, but concerned Christians have debated, and it's important that we understand what these are, avoid getting tangled in them, and steer a clear path in biblical conviction and directives.
These two videos are part of a series that Chris is currently producing. To watch more of these and other excellent content, subscribe to OLD PATH Theology YouTube Channel.
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