To Calvinists, the game was never in doubt. The Christians win; Christ is victorious and all that's left is to spread the word of His triumph throughout the league.
My money's on His will being done on earth as it is in heaven.
"That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies" -- Genesis 22:17
"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." -- Matthew 16:18
"For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil." -- 1 John 3:8
The primary difference being that Premils believe the Christian team will be down 200000 points in the fourth quarter, with 10 seconds remaining on the clock. The team will prove itself incompetent and incapable of playing competitive football, despite being prime draft picks.
In the Premil view the quarterback (held back by the coach until the final seconds of the final game of the season) is the only player who actually knows how to gain yardage, let alone score a touchdown.
"To Calvinists, the game was never in doubt. The Christians win; Christ is victorious and all that's left is to spread the word of His triumph throughout the league."
I just wanted you to know that I have been making some serious inquiries into Calvinism of late. Some of the completely insane comments and beliefs of my fellow Arminians has led me to conclude that either Arminianism is simply not well defended or that it might have some problems with it. Your Calvinistic defenses have been well thought out and well reasoned.
These debates, especially the lack of coherent and unified Arminian responses on this forum have been especially helpful.