Erica wanted me to share with you what happened after that shot rang out on September 10th. I was standing 25 ft from my beloved friend just off his right. Why was I there? about 5 years ago, Charlie asked me if I would mentor him in the evidence for Christianity because that’s one of the things I do.

Now, it’s going to be difficult to mentor someone smarter than you. However, the only thing that surpassed Charlie’s intellect was his humility. And so the few things I knew that he didn’t, he wanted me to share with him. When that shot rang out, I took a step toward him, but his security team was on him immediately.

And so Charlie being like a son to me, I ran toward the security team and we ran to the SUV together. No father would stand back and go, “No, you just take my son. take them. I’ll meet you at the hospital. I got into the back of the SUV and let me tell you something. His team was amazing. When this when this full investigation is done, I think you’re going to see that his team did everything they were supposed to do in the car.

 Justin was driving. Dan was in the front with the GPS. Rick was to my left. He had Charlie’s head. And Brian was at Charlie’s feet. And Charlie’s so big we couldn’t even shut the door. He’s so tall. And I’m per I’m perched over the back seat. And while they’re administering all sorts of first aid, apparently my skill, my job was to yell.

I was doing a lot of yelling. And I want you to know that we did everything we could to save Charlie. But Charlie was already gone. His face was looking at mine, but he wasn’t looking at me. He was looking past me right into eternity. And if it’s any comfort at all, I learned later that Charlie felt no pain.

He died instantly. But we had to try and bring him back. We couldn’t We couldn’t save him. Now, I want you to know that Charlie right now is in heaven. Not because he was a great husband and father. Not because he saved millions of kids out of darkness on college campuses. Not because he changed minds and chased votes to save the country.

 Not because he sacrificed himself for his savior. Charlie Kirk is in heaven because his savior sacrificed himself for Charlie Kirk. Now look, there’s only two things you can get in the afterlife. You can get justice or you can get grace. Ladies and gentlemen, does anyone in here, does anybody out there watching around the world want justice from an infinitely just being? I don’t want justice. I want grace.

Well, the only way to get grace for an infinitely just being is for him to punish an innocent substitute in our place. Where can he find an innocent substitute among us? He can’t. We’re all fallen. So what does this infinitely just and infinitely loving God do? He adds humanity to his deity. He comes to earth.

 He allows the creatures that rebelled against him to torture and kill him so he could place their punishment upon himself. And then by trusting in him, every one of us can be forgiven and then given his righteousness. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the greatest story ever told and it happens to be true. There’s evidence for this and Charlie knew it. Watch his videos.

Charlie knew that life wasn’t just about money. It wasn’t just about sex. It wasn’t just about power. It wasn’t just about prestige. He knew that the purpose of life is to know Jesus and to make him known, to make heaven crowded. Charlie’s eyes were fixed on eternity. Where have your eyes been fixed? What have you been doing with your lives? What have you been doing? What are you going to do now? You know, in every evil, God brings forth some ripples of good.

 In this case, he’s bringing a tsunami of good. Look around. You’re seeing it. And if you think a martyrdom is going to stop this movement, well, we all know Charlie was inspirational. But Erica Co Kirk is a force of nature. You’re going to see her later today. In fact, I know what’s going on in the spiritual realm right now.

 Every morning Erica gets up, the devil shrieks, “Oh no, she’s awake again.” [Applause] And ladies and gentlemen, let’s honor Jesus. Let’s honor Charlie. Let’s honor Erica. So that when we wake up every morning, the devil shrieks, “Oh no, they’re awake again. They’re born again.

Charlie Kirk’s mentor Frank Turek describes his final moments in ambulance: ‘He was looking past me right into eternity’

Charlie Kirk’s mentor Frank Turek describes in harrowing detail the moments after his assassination

Prominent Christian radio host Frank Turek was standing just feet from Charlie Kirk when he was shot – and told mourners at the conservative icon’s funeral in harrowing detail how security rushed to his aid but was unable to save him.

“I was standing 25 feet from my beloved friend,” Turek told the hundreds of thousands gathered to commemorate Kirk, 31, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday.

“When that shot rang out I took a step toward him but his security team was on him immediately,” he said. “And so Charlie, being like a son to me, I ran toward the security team and we ran to the SUV together.”
Kirk’s mentor Frank Turek described the scene of the assassination and the rush to bring Kirk to the hospital.REUTERS
Charlie Kirk’s mentor Frank Turek described Charlie as a “son to him.”ZUMAPRESS.com

“No father would stand back and say no, you just take my son, take him, I’ll meet you at the hospital,” Turek added, telling how the “incredible” security team tried to perform life-saving measures as they sped away – but that it was too late.

“I want you to know that we did everything we could to save Charlie, but Charlie was already gone,” Turek said. “His face was looking at mine, but he wasn’t looking at me. He was looking past me right into eternity.”

“And if it’s any comfort at all, I learned that Charlie felt no pain. He died instantly. But we had to try to bring him back,” Turek said, becoming emotional.

“We couldn’t save him. I want you to know Charlie right now is in heaven.”

Turek was just one of dozens who spoke at Kirk’s funeral Sunday, with President Trump and Vice President Vance capping off the ceremonies, along with an address from Kirk’s wife, Erika.

He recounted how years ago Kirk reached out to him “about five years ago” for Christian mentorship, and that he came to view the rising conservative star as a “son.”

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“It’s gotta be difficult to mentor someone smarter than you,” Turek said. “However, the only thing that surpassed Charlie’s intellect was his humility. And so the few things I knew that he didn’t, he wanted me to share with him.”

Many speakers called Kirk a “martyr,” and told how his death would do nothing to silence his views – but only amplify them across the world.