Had a young and simple man going by the name of Jesus not been publicly crucified but had died of natural causes, would the world have remembered him? Would history have paid as much attention? Would the church have gone on to call him Son of God?
How would the story be different?
Had John F. Kennedy not been slain, would the memory of his presidency have been as lasting? There would be no mystery after all these years of “who killed JFK” for us to give him much thought anymore.
If Martin Luther King Jr. were not felled by an assassin’s bullet but instead had quietly passed away in his home, would he have been remembered as powerfully as he is today? How many outside his sphere of influence would know who he was or even cared?
It’s been prophesized that there will be a “second coming” of Jesus. How are we supposed to recognize it if in fact something like that were to occur? We’re given a list of catastrophes to announce the arrival but how are we to know which cataclysms are the ones to signal this second coming?
Have the impact of Kennedy, King, or Mother Theresa or others of influence been that second coming? Will the “individual” have wounds in his or her palms?
Some would say it would be blasphemy to consider Charlie Kirk as a second coming. How do we know? Both preached about God to thousands. Both were believed my many of trying to undermine a segment of society. Both were murdered at about the same age.
The Times, They are Changing
For too many years people have been afraid to say they’re Christian because of the cultural climate America had fallen under.
That’s all changed.
We are witnessing something very powerful; unlike anything we’ve ever seen in modern times. Since Charlie’s death, the name of God is being invoked everywhere. People are standing up against the haters who have been persecuting Christianity. Not with anger, but with something the left has no weapon against: love.
Christians are proud to announce what they believe in. Cancel culture is gone. Wokeness has left the building. At light speed the country and world are shifting dramatically and without apology. Yet the haters continue with their rage. There was more concern on the left of a TV talk show host losing his job than a young Christian man losing his life.
A thirty-one-year-old orator had 200,000 people (inside and out) attend his hours-long memorial to remember and honor his passing. There were millions more shedding tears around the country and world. That’s something to pay attention to.
Charlies’ death goes way beyond the religious aspect of it all. There’s been a refocus on the foundation of mankind, marriage, family, love of fellow man. And forgiveness.
The Second Coming is described as appearing during a time of turmoil.
Honestly, when hasn’t there been turmoil on Earth? It has never stopped. When one war stops another one starts. We are always dealing with floods, fires, earthquakes, and tidal waves that kill millions. What if at this very moment Russia, China and Iran are preparing to launch an all-out world war?
Will that be the defining moment?
I don’t consider myself a religious man. However, I don’t pooh pooh anyone’s beliefs. My thinking over the years has turned more toward the scientific perspective of it all. Though what do I know? I can’t say one way or the other what defines God and the power of faith people have in Him.
With that said, going down the path of religion, what if Charlie, just like John the Baptist, was the warmup team? He just laid the groundwork for the real “Second Coming.”
What if Erika Kirk is The One?
Of course, if there’s any truth in a second coming, it certainly doesn’t have to be someone from the United States. The figure could be making themselves known from Africa, Antarctica, Poland, Israel, or even China. Or they just appear.
There are many options and many questions.
Turning Point is exploding with people wanting to start chapters. By the thousands. These aren’t focus groups or people getting together for cookies. These are men and women, our youth, who have turned toward carrying a strong belief in a God and want to magnify Charlie’s teachings. Erika Kirk has displayed an unbelievable strength. Way beyond what most of us could have ever done. She most certainly will continue where Charlie left off.
Could what we are witnessing truly be something bigger than we can imagine?
Could this be it?
The years during Trump’s first term and the last four years under the Biden administration have bred an immense amount of hate. Unlike Charlie, who welcomed debate, the left hates it. If you don’t agree with them, you are loathed and destroyed. It has never been a two-way street.
At some point the left is going to have to concede they’ve lost and tone down their anger and loathing. For them, Trump is their anti-Christ, and they just can’t let it go.
The left is no longer the protected class it once was. There’s a new sheriff in town, and Charlie’s legacy has empowered him from beyond the grave to award everyone a badge to speak the truth without fear of retribution, and Erika will be handing them out.
Erika Kirk will make sure her husband didn’t die in vain and that his legacy will live on even stronger.
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I have never met you, Henry, but I sure like reading your pieces. Keep it up, mate.
Amen Mr Schulte Amen! To be able to breathe at last! To call evil Evil and truth Truth. To do away with all the insanity we endured under a comatose past President and to breathe again. Yes Charlie’s life and death meant a great deal in history. His sacrifice for speaking the Truth , unafraid and so clearly , has left an indelible mark on all our hearts. The word of God is eternal. Charlie was unafraid to speak and live it. Praying for Erika as she lifts up the gauntlet of Faith.