A prominent pro-Trump pastor, who described himself as a prophet, has been accused by his brother of stealing prophecies from other Christian leaders and inventing the messages he claims are from God. Jeremiah Johnson, 36, a pastor from North Carolina became famous in the conservative Christian world for making dramatic prophecies about President Donald Trump.
His older brother, Josiah, 37, says he has been “completely and totally fabricating” his visions and messages. Josiah Johnson, who also works as a pastor and heads a small ministry in Alabama, expressed worries about his brother’s practices on social media. He posted to his 5,000 Facebook followers, about the topic. He phrased his post as a question about what would happen if people found out a prophet “completely and totally fabricating their dreams, visions, and prophetic words.”
The elder pastor claims his brother has often borrowed words from other people and passed them off as revelations from God. He cited an example where Jeremiah once used a poem his older brother wrote, titled “The Boom in the Upper Room,” and repurposed it as a prophecy during a church conference in 2018. Jeremiah leads a North Carolina church with hundreds of congregants.
He describes himself as a “globally recognized prophet.” He spoke to reports at The Ark Fellowship Church and denied all accusations. He wrote a statement to his 328,000 Facebook followers where he claimed that he had been “publicly slandered, threatened, and falsely accused online by my older brother Josiah.” Jeremiah Johnson gained attention for temporality closing his ministry after making an incorrect prophecy concerning Donald Trump.
After he predicted Trump would win the 2020 election, he confessed, “I was wrong.” At the time, he added, “I believe that it is a tremendous mistake to take the next four years to argue and debate and cause division and grow more prideful talking about how we think the election was taken from Donald Trump. I actually believe we need to take the next four years and humble ourselves.”
“I believe that this election cycle has revealed how desperately we need reformation in the prophetic movement,” Johnson later said. “I have serious concerns for the charismatic-prophetic world that if we do not wake up if we do not humble ourselves, there is greater judgment to come.” However, after rebranding, he returned to the public eye with politically tinged-prophecies.
Josiah’s accusations are past the point of a brotherly rivalry. He says that his brother’s actions are spiritually dangerous, and could potentially lead vulnerable believers astray. This public dispute has created a swift and severe backlash against the prophet. He reports being blocked on social media by hundreds of mutual friends and family members.
A 25-page document titled, “Warning the Body of Christ About Josiah Johnson, ” has made the rounds on social media. The report accuses him of being “full of envy and malice.” Despite the uproar, Josiah remains committed to his mission to expose false prophecy. He says he has repeatedly texted his brother expressing his love. However, the message failed to send, suggesting that Jeremiah may have blocked his brother’s number.