Prophetic Warning For 2027 | Jonathan Cahn & Larry Sparks

Summary

The video is an interview between Larry Sparks and Rabbi Jonathan Cahn about Cahn’s book The Altar of Pergamon. Cahn describes the book as a historical thriller centered on the Pergamon Altar. He argues that the altar’s movements are connected to major political events and biblical prophecy. He says the altar is expected to return to public view in Berlin in 2027, making the book especially timely.

Main ideas and claims

• Pergamum and “Satan’s throne”: Cahn points to Revelation 2, which describes Pergamum as the place “where Satan’s throne is.” He identifies the ancient city’s monumental altar to Zeus as the object behind this description.
• Altars as spiritual meeting points: The speakers discuss altars as places of worship and connection between spiritual and earthly realms. Cahn contrasts the pagan altar with the Christian cross, which he calls God’s altar of salvation.
• Cahn’s historical interpretation: Cahn traces the altar’s alleged influence by linking its excavation, relocation, and display to major events. He presents these connections as a spiritual pattern rather than merely a sequence of historical coincidences:
  • 1871–1878: Cahn links Germany’s unification and the altar’s removal from Pergamum to Berlin with the growth of antisemitism and occultism in Germany.
  • 1889: He says the altar was reconstructed in Berlin around the time Adolf Hitler was born.
  • 1930: Cahn links the altar’s public display at the Pergamon Museum—which he says opened on Yom Kippur—with the rapid rise of the Nazi Party. He also claims that Hitler’s monumental speaking platform at Nuremberg was modeled on the altar.
  • The Holocaust: He interprets the altar’s association with burnt offerings as symbolically connected to the Holocaust, describing this as a perverse inversion of biblical sacrifice.
  • Marxism and communism: Cahn connects Karl Marx’s life and writings, the revival of Marxism, and the later spread of communism to the altar’s presence in Germany.
  • 1945 and the Soviet Union: He says the Red Army took possession of the altar after the Nazi defeat and associates its subsequent presence under Soviet control with the expansion of communism.
  • The Cold War and nuclear danger: Cahn links the altar’s location in Berlin to the city’s division and the Berlin crises. He also connects the nuclear age to the altar’s fire imagery and says Soviet missiles that helped provoke the Cuban Missile Crisis were placed near Pergamum.
  • 1989 and after: He associates the fall of the Berlin Wall and the altar’s change in political context with the weakening of Soviet communism and the growth of globalization, European integration, and the internet. He also interprets these developments through end-times prophecy.
• A warning about division and political ideologies: Cahn explains that “devil” derives from the Greek diabolos, meaning “one who divides.” He argues that division can lead to conflict, while global unity can also be spiritually dangerous if it becomes part of an oppressive or anti-Christian order.
• The book’s purpose: Cahn says the book is intended for both Christians and nonbelievers. It presents its ideas through a suspenseful fictional narrative featuring a skeptical main character who eventually turns to God.
• Religious message: Cahn emphasizes that, in his view, evil forces have repeatedly tried to destroy Israel and the church but have ultimately failed. He urges viewers to be “born again,” remain grounded in God’s word, and trust in Christ’s victory.
• Promotion and prayer: The conversation closes with both speakers encouraging viewers to share the book with nonbelievers and pray that it will strengthen Christians and lead others to faith.

The historical and prophetic links described above are Cahn’s interpretations as presented in the interview; the subtitles do not independently verify them.

Speakers featured

• Jonathan Cahn — Rabbi, author of The Altar of Pergamon, and the main interview guest.
• Larry Sparks — Interviewer and host.