Charlie Kirk is dead. Assassinated. Shot while speaking. His life ended by a man with a gun, a cause, and a darkness far bigger than either. If you think this was just politics, just ideology, just flesh and blood – you’re missing the deeper story.

This verse is my go-to when tragedy of evil comes to my attention: “We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness.” (Ephesians 6:12)

What happened on that stage wasn’t only the rage of one young man. It was darker hands moving the pieces. The Divine Council – the unseen rulers, the rebellious powers – love to stir hatred until blood is spilled. It’s how they spit on the image of God in us. It’s the sting of beings who have been fighting against God since their fall.

Political assassination isn’t just random chaos. It’s not just mental illness. It’s worship offered to the wrong gods. It’s Molech’s altar all over again. Fear, division, and death are their feast, and America has been setting the table for years.

Charlie’s voice is gone here. But heaven isn’t silent. The court of the unseen realm has already been shaken. Jesus has been raised above every throne, dominion, and ruler; human or cosmic. Which means even this moment of horror isn’t the end of the story.

The powers may gloat for now, but they’re on borrowed time. The resurrection already stripped them of their authority. The blood of Charlie Kirk is another tragic echo of Abel’s blood crying from the ground – but it cannot drown out the blood of Jesus, which “speaks a better word.”

Here’s the scandal. The man who pulled the trigger, used by cosmic darkness, could still be set free – not from prison, but from the wrath of God. If he bends the knee and puts his faith in Jesus, his sin would be nailed to the cross, the evil powers mocked, and he would walk out of the grave as a new man.

Charlie would cheer it. Angels would rejoice. The rebels of the Divine Council would grind their teeth. Because nothing humiliates the powers more than grace that saves sinners.

Do Something:
– Remember the real war. It isn’t left vs. right. It’s Christ vs. the powers.
– Don’t feed the hatred that the unseen rulers use to divide. Refuse their script.
– Pray for the murderer’s repentance. Not because it feels right, but because Jesus crushed the powers by forgiving us when we were His enemies.

The Gospel isn’t small. It isn’t sentimental. It’s cosmic. It’s war. It doesn’t just rescue souls; it crushes the powers that drive us to murder each other. And the empty tomb still thunders over every throne, dominion, and ruler.

“It is finished.”