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Ankit Rambabu on Charlie Kirk, Revival & Fire Chapters - Key Excerpts

Date: October 9, 2025 Source: Two recent podcast episodes from Ankit Rambabu Context: Evangelist's response to Charlie Kirk's death and vision for American revival through "Fire Chapters"

Part 1: Charlie Kirk's Death & The Call for Sustained Revival​

The Man on Fire Philosophy​

"A man on fire is not worried about the opinions of others. And everyone they come into contact with will be set ablaze with that very fire that he carries upon his life."

"When this man or this woman steps into the room, the very atmosphere of the room begins to change. When they step into a room, people will know that they were there. Because they will leave footprints of fire wherever they go."

On Charlie Kirk's Ultimate Vision & Impact​

Joshua Feuerstein's firsthand account from the memorial:

"You're talking about 80,000 people in a stadium and tens of thousands more across the street in the desert arena... not one speaker that I can think of that comes to memory did not get up today and talk about Jesus."

"I'm sitting there and I'm watching [Elon Musk] and I'm thinking to myself, how is this possible? There was something that happened today that I'm telling you, not to be cliche, but it really is a turning point."

On Charlie Kirk's character:

"Charlie Kirk told of donors who wanted him to keep the Jesus stuff out of it... In fact, he told them off."

"Charlie was able to go everywhere and preach the gospel because that's who he was. That was what consumed him... Wherever he was, he always preached the gospel."

The Danger of Losing Momentum​

"We say we're going to forget. We're never going to forget. But then we allow things like this to happen, which shows me we've actually forgotten."

"Change cannot be sustained unless we choose to sustain. I heard somebody say, the reason we do not have revival in America is because we do not have the need for it."

"What it takes to have revival is what it takes to keep revival."

Distinguishing Between Government and People​

On Israel:

"God's covenant was with a man, not with the government. Remember that... God's covenant is with the people, not with the government."

"Just because God loves Israel does not mean he agrees with the ruling government of Israel... God actually rejected Saul. Then he picked David."

"God never rejected his people, but he rejects wicked governments."

The Power of the Gospel vs Politics​

"The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. So when the gospel is preached, you cannot rid the gospel of its power."

"No political movement, and I love what Charlie did, but see, we can debate, but we can also demonstrate... We've got to do both."

"They're not going to vote right unless they have Jesus in their heart. The Holy Spirit is the one that brings the conviction of sin. And without salvation, there is no conviction."

On Cessationism (Denying Miracles)​

"Having a form of godliness but they deny its power. And from such people turn away... We cannot have a turning point into cessationism. We have to have a turning point to go after the great spiritual awakening."

"The power of God, miracles and signs and wonders actually settle the debate of whether Christ is real or not."

Part 2: Fire Chapters & Digital Totalitarianism​

The Vision for Fire Chapters​

"My goal for the next one year is to hit as many states in the United States as possible, and I want to raise 5,000 soul winners, volunteers across the United States of America in all 50 states."

"Between now and the next three years, which is the end of President Trump's term, I want to raise up at least 50,000 soul winners and volunteers across America."

The Mathematical Impact:

"If we believe we've got 50,000 soul winners in a lifetime, every Saturday, if 10 people were saved through each chapter, that's over 500,000 people saved each Saturday. That puts us four weeks, 2 million people saved. And you take that, multiply that by a year, that's 24 million people saved in just one year's time."

Urgency Due to Digital ID Threat​

Russell Brand on Digital IDs:

"They'll introduce this digital ID... It's going to be convenient and safe. Then there'll be some sort of crisis like a pandemic or a war... unless you've got a digital ID card, you can't access these resources... And then it would never go back to normal."

"They slowly escalate the tensions, legitimize the authority until you don't notice that you're not free anymore."

RFK Jr.'s Warning:

"What I'm saying today is what I call turnkey totalitarianism. They are putting in place all of these technological mechanisms for control we've never seen before."

"Every right that you have is transformed into a privilege contingent upon your obedience to arbitrary government dictates. It will make you a slave."

"Nobody in history of the planet has ever complied their way out of totalitarian control. Every capitulation is a signal to the oppressors to impose new forms of torment."

China's Social Credit System Reality​

"In China, you cannot do anything without social credit... if you just lean back, you close your eyes, you move, you take your eyes off the computer. That would actually go against your social credit system."

"Now tens of thousands of Chinese people are becoming homeless because they get blacklisted by social credit system. Once you're blacklisted, immediately authority freezes your bank accounts and digital wallets."

The India Experience​

"One particular day in India, everybody woke up in the morning, and they had demonetized... the 500 rupee note and the 1,000 rupee note overnight. So that means anybody that had cash in their hand, that cash was 100% worthless."

"People were taking cash and they were burning it on the street, because cash had no value overnight. And what did they do? They forced everybody to do online banking only."

America at the Crossroads​

"All they need is one national disaster. That's it. All they need is one national emergency of some kind for them to say, We have to implement digital IDs."

"America is the final stand before the Antichrist reign, and the one world government. America is the only thing standing in the way between the one world government and what they're planning to do."

The Gospel as the Only Solution​

"The only way we're going to be able to secure the 2028 elections in the United States of America is going to be through the harvest of souls and mass crusade evangelism."

"If we can get people saved and filled with the Holy Ghost across America... that will change the entire trajectory of the United States."

Personal testimony of transformation:

"My father tried to bow down to an idol. And the minute he did that, he felt this check in his heart... Nobody told him he's not supposed to bow down to an idol... But he knew what to do and what not to do by the Holy Ghost."

Bold Political Stance​

"You can be a Republican and a heathen, but you can't be a Democrat and a Christian."

"If you're a Democrat, your entire ideology is sinful and anti-biblical whether you like it or not."

The Multiplication Strategy​

"Jesus already laid out the perfect plan to change the world, which is take 12 disciples and send them out. But you can't send them out without the right hearts, with the right doctrine."

"Not through division, but combined harvesting... The key is going to be combined harvesting, putting our hands together, locking arms together."

Final Call to Action​

"If ever there was a moment, I think that this is the clarion call... It's time to draw your sword. It's time to get your water pistol and charge hell."

"We will see America saved and we will not stop until we see the harvest of souls coming in the United States of America."

Key Statistics & Goals​

  • Los Angeles Dolby Theater Crusade: 1,981 people saved out of ~3,000 attendees (82% response rate)
  • Street evangelism in LA: 6,000 people saved
  • Total from one crusade: Nearly 8,000 salvations
  • Fire Chapters Goal: 50,000 soul winners in 3 years
  • Potential yearly harvest: 24 million souls if fully operational
  • Investment needed: Half million dollars by January 2025
  • Grand Ole Opry Crusade: May 3, 2025 ($60,000 to lock venue, $200-250K total cost)

Notable Observations​

The evangelist displays:

  • Urgency about digital totalitarianism and loss of freedoms
  • Belief that spiritual revival is the only solution to political/social problems
  • Criticism of cessationist Christianity that denies miraculous power
  • Strong political views intertwined with evangelistic mission
  • Ambitious multiplication strategy through "Fire Chapters"
  • Personal experiences with government overreach (passport incident, India's demonetization)
  • Conviction that America stands as final barrier against one-world government