{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Acts Daily Devotional Podcast","title":"Day 106 — Demetrius Stirs Up Trouble (Acts 19:23-27) | August 9 ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ce92266b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":407,"description":"Every great revival eventually hits a wall. Sometimes it's persecution. Sometimes it's internal division. Sometimes it's the bottom line. Demetrius didn't oppose Paul over theology. He hated him because Paul was bad for business. The temple of Artemis was the city's economic engine. Pilgrims came to worship and left with silver souvenirs, and Demetrius likely ran the silversmiths' guild. When the gospel swept through Ephesus and people stopped buying idols, his revenue tanked. His speech opens with the wallet, then dresses it up in religious devotion. The temple is at stake. Artemis's reputation is at stake. The gospel had become an economic threat in a city where sin had been monetized. Idolatry always looks more noble when you're swimming in it. The opposition becomes the endorsement. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mDCSf6VLcVTj9DA1o6CKS_loTRTZ8WlreJzhCflj8BA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84M2Mw/NjZlMTQ5MDE0MmYw/M2Q3Y2YwZmZkM2Fm/N2M4MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}