[slimer]

Simply put, predestination is, that God knew in advance that man would fall from grace and would need a plan (Christ) in order to be restored to Him. God predestined Jesus Christ to be the Savior of mankind. Genesis to Revelation is the story of God's plan to save the world through Jesus Christ. End of story.

[Fifth Business]

Genesis to Revelation is the story of God's plan to save the world through Jesus Christ. End of story

Well then, if God is guiding history to a conclusion, He will need to intervene now and then to get us there. That is the Christian doctrine called 'Providence.' If He planned His end-game ahead of time, that is the Christian doctrine called 'Predestination.' If His intervention resulted in you being on the winning team after the end-game, that's called 'Election.'