The Last Days and the Death of Charlie Kirk
God will offend the mind to reveal the heart…
On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, we were hit by the news that Charlie Kirk had been shot. We were walking into our weekly prayer meeting. We urgently went into prayer for his life to be spared. By the end of the meeting, the news had come: Charlie Kirk had died.
We grieve the loss of a young lion of the faith—a man committed to speaking with his generation about their beliefs and worldviews. A man who could smile and listen while being reviled. Charlie Kirk brought a calming voice into a world filled with violent rhetoric. He was courageous while demonstrating respect. He challenged the mindsets that dwelt within our universities with the voice of truth. Suddenly his life was taken because he was willing to disagree.
Immediately, our hearts and prayers went out for his family and ministry. Yet, tragically, the criticisms of his message and the celebration of his death were also immediate. The voice of this age is screaming while using violence to silence the voice of godly reason.
Sadly, these violent incidents are not isolated:
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Only days earlier, an innocent woman was viciously murdered on a train for no reason.
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Pastor Bill Schonemann of New River was killed by a man who disagreed with his perceived theology.
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During one of our own worship services, a man stormed the pulpit and shouted at the speaker before being removed by security.
- One of our students was shoved at school and told “A Christians should be killed!”
There is a dangerous movement rising that believes violence against others is appropriate—and should be tolerated—if it fits their ideology.
During this chaos, God is calling everyone to have a heart check. Can you mourn for a man, a woman, or a pastor when they are senselessly murdered? Or will you celebrate their death or justify their murder based upon their ideology not fitting your own? Where has your ideology taken your heart? How long can you sit silent even if you don’t agree? Will you be forced into silence by the violence of the intolerant?
The recent activity clearly demonstrates that we are living in a time described by the Bible as the last days. This is the period that precedes the rapture of the church and is followed by seven years of tribulation upon the earth. Jesus warned: when you see these things, look up—for your redemption is near. Here is a biblical perspective of where we are at:
1 Timothy 3:1–13
“But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people…
10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.”
Genesis 6:5 says, “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.” That verse doesn’t just describe ancient depravity—it speaks directly to the moral climate we’re witnessing today.
The fact that some social media users are celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk—mocking his death, justifying it, or even spiritualizing it—is a chilling echo of that Genesis indictment. It’s not just disagreement or division; it’s the normalization of evil. When murder becomes meme-worthy, we’re not just in a cultural crisis—we’re in a spiritual one.
2 Thessalonians 2:11 (ESV)
“Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false.”
This is spiritual judgment. Paul teaches that when people reject truth and delight in wickedness, God allows them to be swept into deception. This is permissive judgment—a handing over to the lie they’ve chosen.
How This Applies to Today’s Reactions
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Celebrating murder is not a political stance—it’s spiritual blindness.
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The delusion is that violence becomes virtue if the victim held unpopular views.
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People begin to call evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20)—this is a hallmark of end-time deception.
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The heart becomes so hardened that truth sounds offensive, and wickedness feels righteous.
What a Deluding Spirit Looks Like
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Inverted morality: Justifying cruelty in the name of justice.
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Spiritual numbness: No grief, no pause, no reverence for life.
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Ideological possession: People don’t just hold views—they’re held by them.
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Mockery of truth: The gospel becomes hate speech, and hate becomes gospel.
Isaiah 5:20 (KJV)
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
This “woe” is followed by a series of indictments in Isaiah 5: arrogance, injustice, drunkenness, and corruption. The consequence? God’s judgment is unleashed:
Verse 25: “Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people…”
The land is scorched, the people fall, and divine protection is lifted.
Romans 1:18–32 expands this consequence:
God gives them over to:
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“a reprobate mind” (v.28)
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“vile affections” (v.26)
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“uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts” (v.24)
They not only commit evil but “have pleasure in them that do them” (v.32).
This is the spiritual climate we’re seeing when people celebrate violence, mock righteousness, and invert morality. It’s not just cultural decay—it’s divine abandonment to delusion.
1 Timothy 4:1–2 adds:
“In the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils…” “…having their conscience seared with a hot iron.”
Our Role in This Hour
We are not just studying prophecy—we are living in it. The pulpit becomes a watchtower, and our voice must be both strong and compassionate. At Skyway, we preach Jesus as Lord, as Savior, and as God—the Son of the Living God, co-equal with the Father and the Spirit. This is not a matter of opinion; it is the foundation of our faith. We must be a beacon of hope for those who are searching for a way out of the chaos of this world.
We do not respond to fear with fear. We respond with truth, love, and vigilance. I thank our church for being a people who stand firm in grace. It is because of our faith that we gather and worship publicly each week as our witness to God’s truth in these perilous times.
AS ONE!
Pastor Greg Brown