The Charlie Kirk Redemption: The Meaning, The Future, & The Answer

The Charlie Kirk Assassination – Why did it happen? What does it all mean? What does it have to do with the future? And what do we need to know and do? Jonathan Cahn opens it all up.

Why did it happen — the assassination of Charlie Kirk? Is there a reason, a mystery, or a deeper spiritual meaning behind the attack? In this message I answer those questions and look at what God may be revealing about the future. I will connect the event to Scripture (especially Revelation 12), to spiritual warfare, and to the prophetic moment America is facing.

The place matters: Utah Valley University and the meaning of “Oram”

To understand why the attack happened, we must look where it happened. The shooting occurred on the campus of Utah Valley University in a city called Orem. The name Orem traces back to Old English and Old Norse roots — words related to orm, meaning “serpent” or “dragon.” That linguistic link is striking because Revelation 12 portrays a great red dragon — the serpent of old, the devil, Satan — who wages war against God’s people.

When you line the place name with the Revelation vision, the location begins to feel significant. In the same passage, the dragon is described as enraged and bent on destruction. The fact that this attack occurred in a place whose name recalls serpent/dragon symbolism invites spiritual reflection about what was really at work.

The dragon, the enemy, and the pattern of attacks

Across recent tragic events — attacks on churches, Christian schools, and public gatherings — a spiritual pattern emerges. Revelation 12 shows the dragon making war against those who follow the Messiah and who hold to the testimony of Jesus. When violence targets Christians, children in prayer, or defenders of the faith, it looks like the dragon making war against the people of God.

Charlie Kirk was a vocal defender of the gospel and a strong public supporter of Israel. That places him in the crosshairs of a spiritual battle that targets both the testimony of Jesus and the people of Israel. In that sense, his assassination fits the pattern described in Revelation: the dragon lashing out at the church and at Israel.

Name and sign: “Kirk” (church) meets “Oram” (dragon)

Names often carry meaning, and here the symbolism is stark. The surname Kirk literally means “church.” The church—or “Kirk”—came to a place whose name evokes the dragon, and the dragon struck. That image reads as a prophetic sign: an attempt by the kingdom of darkness to silence the church and stop the spread of the gospel.

Even reported curses or witchcraft directed at leaders are part of the enemy’s strategy to stop what God is doing. Whether human conspiracies or spiritual attacks, the ultimate conspiracy is spiritual: the enemy seeks to hinder God’s purposes.

Why did God spare some and not others?

People ask: if God protected President Trump from an assassination attempt, why did He allow Charlie Kirk to be killed? Biblical perspective matters. Every life saved or lost serves God’s purposes. Kirk’s salvation in Christ is secure — death in the Lord is not final. Martyrdom has always had a paradoxical power in Scripture: the death of witnesses often accelerates God’s work (think Stephen in Acts). Sometimes God allows suffering or the loss of a faithful witness because it advances a greater purpose that human eyes cannot yet see.