During a powerful interview on Charisma, Pastor Mike Thompson opened up about a series of prophetic visions God gave him—visions that have become the foundation for his latest book, The Lion’s Army. The revelations center around spiritual warfare, national deception and the authority believers must reclaim in these final days.
“I felt the vision coming,” Thompson said, recalling the moment it all began. “I began to see into the spiritual realm. For me, it’s a feeling like lifting starting to overtake me as a spirit of God pulls me into the spiritual realm.”
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From there, he described being caught up into a lofty vantage point, where he witnessed three waves of demonic forces assaulting America and the body of Christ:
- The Shriers and Screamers – “They just made so much noise they just scared the bejabs out of everybody. It was intimidation, fear tactics.”
- Lying Unity – “This was not the unity of the spirit, [but] lying unity of the flesh. It was man’s unity. It was deception. They looked almost normal… Only when I looked at their face, there was a smirk on the corner of their mouths.”
- Punishers and Enforcers – “The punishers were like a blood lust… [and] the enforcers were more calculated. It was to devise plans to now cast a net over people of control.”
But the demonic assault wasn’t the end of the vision. Behind Thompson stood a mighty lion—Jesus, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. With Him was an army of believers clothed in spiritual armor. As the enemy forces charged, Thompson heard a deafening roar: “You have lost. We have won.”
“When the fire would hit those demonic spirits, it would begin to slow them down until eventually they would be paralyzed,” Thompson said. In each round of battle, the Lion’s Army released a new weapon—fire, then light and finally wind—each symbolic of God’s power, truth and Spirit.
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Thompson emphasized that these patterns aren’t just metaphorical. “It occurred when Donald Trump was elected as president… It happened with Roe v. Wade being overturned… He said these demons are just looking for a cause.” He warned that the spiritual battle is “free floating,” manifesting through politics, culture, and personal lives.
He also addressed the deceptive nature of unity when it’s not grounded in Christ: “So many people believe that the word unity is a scriptural mandate… and it can be a demonic spirit as it can be human manipulation against you.”
To prepare, Thompson offered these three steps:
- “People need to get into the Word of God.”
- “Develop a primary dependency upon the Holy Spirit.”
- “Be willing to let the Holy Spirit change the doctrines that are within us that do not conform to in reality what it is that God is doing on the face of the Earth today.”
Above all, Thompson calls believers to embrace their God-given authority. “I have third heaven authority. I’m the righteousness of God in Christ. I have the ability. I’m, you know, bind, loose… advancing the kingdom and jerking people out of it.”
To hear more of Pastor Thompson’s incredible vision and teaching, watch the full video above.
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
