{"podcast":{"title":"The Blue Collar Scholar","slug":"the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458","podcast_index_feed_id":5584458,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/XAYHUsKl","website_url":"https://the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/62dba346-87c2-4896-99a0-8910ee2f9f79/fd5244fc-d0e2-4e2b-a6e6-27892d67390a/3000x3000/ea6732da-855c-4167-819f-7ae16b1f6e01.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Will Reitz","episode_count":376,"summary":"This podcast will cover the topics covered by the history lectures, sermons, and Bible/theology studies of Will Reitz.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:17:37.914753+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458"},"episode":{"title":"Sermon - Celebrate with Joy!, part 4: The Joy of Heaven","slug":"sermon-celebrate-with-joy-part-4-the-joy-of-heaven","published_at":"2026-05-03T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458/sermon-celebrate-with-joy-part-4-the-joy-of-heaven","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458","url":"https://the-blue-collar-scholar.simplecast.com/episodes/sermon-celebrate-with-joy-part-4-the-joy-of-heaven-Whj6QJzG","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/0629b599-6b9f-45a8-910c-a58b113af6d4/9547d0c6-f239-43ae-b10f-f2b66bd3573b/episodes/audio/group/41b90623-8003-4220-88ee-89e0f020b4e7/group-item/3b697115-3da7-4bb5-942d-6cb5586697b1/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XAYHUsKl","summary":"The promise of Heaven is a source of immense joy for the Christian. It is unfortunate that so many powerful Christians throughout history have used the promise of Heaven as a weapon against the oppressed, promising them that the afterlife will be where they finally find their joy, while the powerful continue to oppress them in this life. That is a deplorable use of Scripture. The promise of Heaven should not be a weapon. But, for the person who is redeemed by Christ, the promise of Heaven is a source of much joy!","meta_description":"The promise of Heaven is a source of immense joy for the Christian. It is unfortunate that so many powerful Christians throughout history have used the pr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1387,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458/episodes/sermon-celebrate-with-joy-part-4-the-joy-of-heaven/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blue-collar-scholar-5584458/sermon-celebrate-with-joy-part-4-the-joy-of-heaven.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}