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Seatmate of crazed duct-taped plane passenger reveals what sparked wild mid-flight meltdown
NY Post ^ | 09/08/2026 | Chris Nesi

Posted on 09/08/2026 12:17:09 PM PDT by DFG

The crazed plane passenger who was duct-taped and zip-tied on a flight to New Jersey first flipped over a discussion about religion with his seatmate, a controversial Messianic rabbi who’s a best-selling author dubbed a “Doomsday prophet.”

Author Jonathan Cahn said that now-fired Arizona realtor Arthur Layne Lundeen, 67, allegedly started hurling racist and homophobic slurs after first screaming at him that “Jesus is bulls–t.”

“I was the unidentified passenger and I was actually attacked, 30,000 feet in the sky. I was attacked on that plane,” Cahn revealed in a YouTube video Monday.

“I have never seen someone change in a split second from light to dark as I saw then, as if something had taken him over,” Cahn said. “He went from the friendliest guy in the world to this dark person.”

Cahn leads the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, New Jersey, part of the Messianic Jewish movement that believes Jesus is the messiah, making it generally considered a branch of Christianity.

He is also known for his controversial books, especially his debut 2011 novel, “The Harbinger,” which draws parallels between the 9/11 attacks and the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel, linking the events as a divine warning.

Another book, 2015’s “The Mystery of the Shemitah,” suggested a great global catastrophe was imminent, with the New York Times calling him a “Doomsday prophet.”

Cahn claimed it was the cover of his newest novel, “The Altar of Pergamon,” that “triggered” Lundeen after they had been chatting amiably on last Thursday’s Newark-bound American Airlines flight.

Cahn said he referenced “the reality of the real power of god on Earth and in our lives,” leaving Lundeen irate and “cursing Jesus” and “blaspheming Jesus and God.”

He claimed Lundeen then started saying, “It’s all bulls–t. Jesus is bulls–t.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: arthurlundeen; israel; jesus; jonathancahn; lundeen; realtor; scum

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1 posted on 09/08/2026 12:17:10 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Don’t talk religion or politics in a close, confined environment.


2 posted on 09/08/2026 12:19:24 PM PDT by Az Joe (BEWARE**I am the Lawgiver of Free Republic. - BEWARE! - I am judge, jury & executioner of all posts!)
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To: DFG

I knew the whack job was a Libtard.


3 posted on 09/08/2026 12:20:56 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Death to the DEATH TO AMERICA, Democrats.)
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To: DFG

Never talk to anyone on an airplane or train.


4 posted on 09/08/2026 12:22:57 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Az Joe

“Don’t talk religion or politics in a close, confined environment.“

Or otherwise interact with anyone who might be either demonically possessed or on a cocktail of pharmaceuticals or both

Where is security?

These airlines better get with it.

The lawsuits might alert them


5 posted on 09/08/2026 12:23:48 PM PDT by stanne
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To: DFG
Related:

The two men who taped up the unruly passenger were a NJ gun range owner and one of his employees. They were returning from a gun expo in Reno.

https://nypost.com/2026/09/07/us-news/nj-gun-shop-owner-idd-as-hero-who-duct-taped-airline-passenger/

"On return from Reno, I taped up a man and watched him cry."
When I hear such passengers boarding, I hang my head and sigh.

6 posted on 09/08/2026 12:24:26 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: DFG

Wow, Jonathan Cahn was his seat mate? Seriously? I’d LOVE to sit next to him and talk.

Duct tape guy missed a fabulous opportunity.


7 posted on 09/08/2026 12:24:56 PM PDT by Whatever Works
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To: DFG

have never heard of Jonathan Cahn, but I would very much like to have a conversation with him to understand his particular theology better.

Just not in an open, public space like a packed airplane....


8 posted on 09/08/2026 12:26:45 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Az Joe; stanne; Resolute Conservative; PGR88

“Don’t talk religion or politics in a close, confined environment.”

I’m sure Jonathan Cahn doesn’t regret his discussion. I would have done the same.


9 posted on 09/08/2026 12:28:01 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: DFG

I’ve experienced that Flip of demeanor first hand in some one who Raised me when I mentioned the Jewish Nation!
Spitting out Curses against Israel.
.
We Wrestle Not against flesh and blood but
Principalities and Powers.
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10 posted on 09/08/2026 12:30:18 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Good SCIENCE is Not Faith BUT Curiosity. )
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To: DFG

I take exception to this article referring to Jonathan Cahn as “controversial”. Sounds like somebody at nyp is an atheist...probably all of them.

That man was one the last stepping stones in my acceptance of Jesus Christ which is THE most important decision I have ever made in my life.

Leave it to a secular media outlet to proudly put their ignorance on prominent display.


11 posted on 09/08/2026 12:31:15 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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To: Az Joe
Don’t talk religion or politics in a close, confined environment.

Kids take advantage of something like this. They throw a hissy fit make the parent afraid to correct them.

Meanwhile, in other news St. Paul said, "We believe, therefore we speak."

12 posted on 09/08/2026 12:31:22 PM PDT by aspasia (kyrie eleison)
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To: DFG; FRiends

13 posted on 09/08/2026 12:32:30 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Whatever Works

Johnathan triggered a possessed man. Short and simple.


14 posted on 09/08/2026 12:37:12 PM PDT by Ikeon (David never prayed for Goliath, nope, he picked up a rock and hit him in the head. Job over.)
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“I have never seen someone change in a split second from light to dark as I saw then, as if something had taken him over,”

This is exactly what happens when a person that is demon possessed meets someone who is filled with the Holy Spirit. I’ve had this happen many times, even outside of exorcisms.

They usually don’t become physically violent, although I’ve had that happen a few times.

It has happened in people who were otherwise calm, cool, and collected. They change instantly, as though another spirit has moved into them. It has.

Frequently, they reveal themselves in response to prayer.


15 posted on 09/08/2026 12:37:53 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Interesting advice from someone who was fearless about speaking about religion, politics, and the Holy Ghost: Speak in good or bad weather.


16 posted on 09/08/2026 12:42:55 PM PDT by aspasia (kyrie eleison)
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To: V_TWIN

He may be controversial to religious Jews...


17 posted on 09/08/2026 12:43:34 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Whatever Works

“Duct Tape Guy”

LOL. I think he’s got a permanent nickname, now.


18 posted on 09/08/2026 12:45:26 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: DFG

the demons are riding a little closer to the surface these days.

just the mention of Jesus and they trigger.


19 posted on 09/08/2026 12:45:40 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: Whatever Works

“”I’d LOVE to sit next to him and talk.””

So would I. I have to read his books more than once to understand them but I get what he’s writing about after that. Super writing..

It wouldn’t be safe today to strike up a conversation with a stranger on a subject like that...But Jonathan is doing what we are all directed to do..Bless that man...


20 posted on 09/08/2026 12:48:54 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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