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Was the Duct-Taped Man Demonic? Jonathan Cahn Tells Glenn Exactly What Happened | Guest: Jonathan Cahn | 9/8/26

September 8, 2026

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The Duct-Taped Man and the Question That Can't Be Asked

Jonathan Cahn was sitting in the aisle seat on an American Airlines flight when the man next to him—friendly, talkative, a realtor from Arizona—suddenly changed. Cahn had just shared his conversion story, how biblical prophecy had convinced him God was real. "His face changes. His voice changes," Cahn told Glenn Beck. The man whispered obscenities, then began cursing Jesus and shouting blasphemies loud enough to disturb the whole cabin. He put his hands around Cahn's neck, pretending it was a joke. Then he saw the cover of Cahn's new book on his laptop—The Altar of Pergamon: The Mystery of the Dark Angel—and escalated further. "I'm going to punch your blanking Jewish face in," he said. He lunged for Cahn's computer, trying to wrest it away. Two passengers subdued him. The flight diverted to Baltimore. The FBI came aboard. The man was duct-taped to his seat and taken to jail.

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  • 1 (01:56) **Glenn Beck's Opening Monologue: The DSA Convention and the "Sparrow Question"** - Beck describes the DSA's "People's Convention" in Chicago, highlighting bizarre sessions (tarot cards for socialists, "genocide of fat people") to argue that a movement unable to question its own premises is dangerous.
  • 2 (19:27) **A Warning from Germany and the Candidate from Michigan** - Beck connects the DSA's extremism to a Democratic candidate in Michigan who wrote "hurry up and die" about Joe Manchin, and to the rise of the AfD in Germany, arguing that incumbents who ignore economic pain will be rebuked.
  • 3 (28:38) **The Core Question: Who Are You?** - Beck pivots from politics to a personal, spiritual reflection on identity, purpose, and the danger of living a life defined by noise, approval, and external validation.
  • 4 (44:15) **The Duct-Taped Man: Jonathan Cahn's Eyewitness Account** - Beck introduces Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, who was the passenger sitting next to the man who was duct-taped to his seat on an American Airlines flight, promising the "real story" the press left out.
  • 5 (58:45) **Spiritual Warfare in the Culture** - Beck and Cahn discuss the broader cultural phenomenon of demonic manifestations, linking the outburst on the plane to the irrationality seen in the DSA convention and on college campuses.
  • 6 (64:04) **The Space Force Uniform and the Moon** - Beck critiques the new Space Force uniform, which he says looks like a "space version of the SS uniform," and analyzes President Trump's "The moon is ours" post as a strategic message to China, not a joke.
  • 7 (78:44) **The Lacarno Warning: Reading the Blank Spaces** - Beck uses the 1925 Treaty of Locarno to argue that any peace deal (like the one being negotiated for Ukraine) is only as good as the lines it guarantees, and that the aggressor always reads the "blank spaces" on the map.

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Show Notes

Socialists are now defining "health fascism," which apparently includes fitness? Glenn discusses the leftist conference in Chicago that took valid historical warnings about state eugenics and twisted them into a partisan attack on the Right's health campaign. Glenn reacts to a viral TikTok of a young woman berating her mother for voting for Trump. Glenn also asks the age-old question: Who am I, really? Author Jonathan Cahn joins to discuss the viral plane incident where an elderly man was duct-taped to his chair after yelling racial slurs and attacking a passenger, who turned out to be Jonathan. Was this a case of demonic possession and spiritual warfare? President Trump announced the new uniform for the United States Space Force Guardians, and shortly after, he posted a photo on Truth Social claiming U.S. ownership of the moon. Glenn brings in Jason to discuss overseas political news, including a political victory in Germany that may signal a shift. Glenn breaks down how an Xbox controller has been used for far more than playing Halo, showing how warfare has rapidly evolved against major threats.

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