I recently saw a quote, “As sure as God puts His children in the furnace he will be in the furnace with them.” The only furnace I know of, in scripture, is the furnace that an earthly king (not Jesus) put three young men in. I do not care who says wrong (minister, well known or not), I will not agree with opinions that work against Christ and scripture. We must be true to scripture because being true to scripture is being true to our God.
Never think God sends evil on you (His chosen); that is a lie that comes straight from hell. God allows a lot, but He will never become the very things He hates (sin, evil, etc…) just to prove a point or teach a lesson. He never changes and He is love!