TONS of preachers refer to themselves as prophets.

Johnson is in the mainstream of southern Christianity, just a little “religious” (which means “batshit, but in a way we’re ok with”).

If you haven’t been in Evangelical culture, it’s hard to believe how ordinary this guy is. Remember, the house Republicans picked him unanimously. He’s a familiar, trusted type to them, as loony as that seems to non-evangelicals.