{"podcast":{"title":"Eschatology Matters","slug":"eschatology-matters-6284703","podcast_index_feed_id":6284703,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5827406/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://eschatologymatters.org","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48d72e26f4159eaaec2c2073d7c88815.jpg","author":"Eschatology Matters","episode_count":465,"summary":"Your online destination for Biblical end times teaching consistent with Reformed Christianity. Eschatology Matters is a ministry that is committed to furthering discussion and study in the area of eschatology. Specifically, Eschatology Matters examines the eschatological views consistent with Reformed Christianity—those views which are covenantal in perspective. To pursue this goal, Eschatology Matters promotes conferences, interviews, and presentations that further the growth of Reformed eschatology within the church.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T02:20:50.307656+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eschatology-matters-6284703"},"episode":{"title":"God Has Not Abandoned You in the Fire","slug":"god-has-not-abandoned-you-in-the-fire","published_at":"2026-09-14T12:19:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eschatology-matters-6284703/god-has-not-abandoned-you-in-the-fire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eschatology-matters-6284703","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-has-not-abandoned-you-in-the-fire--75115536","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75115536/god_has_not_abandoned_you_in_the_fire.mp3","summary":"Why does God allow Christians to suffer? How should believers respond when suffering comes through sickness, loss, persecution, broken relationships, or the ordinary pain of life in a fallen world? In this episode of Take Heart, Cory Wing walks through what Scripture teaches about suffering, God’s sovereignty, persecution, and the presence of Christ in the valley. Looking at Genesis 3, Romans 8, Joseph, the cross of Christ, Psalm 23, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, Stephen, Polycarp, and the persecuted church throughout history, Cory reminds believers that suffering is not evidence that God has abandoned His people. Instead, Christians can endure because Christ is present with them, sovereign over their suffering, and preparing them for eternal glory. Watch all of our videos and subscribe to our channel for the latest content >Here< For blog entries, articles, and much more, visit our website >Here<","meta_description":"Why does God allow Christians to suffer? How should believers respond when suffering comes through sickness, loss, persecution, broken relationships, or t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1598,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eschatology-matters-6284703/episodes/god-has-not-abandoned-you-in-the-fire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eschatology-matters-6284703/god-has-not-abandoned-you-in-the-fire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}