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“Thus, like many, many other men, he sought glory despite great danger, and encountered them both. Common story, really.”

He sought no earthly glory and received none.

“Perhaps you hadn’t noticed...?”

I keep asking you for evidence for your odd claims and you keep failing to produce it. Perhaps you hadn’t noticed...?

“On second thought, God just told me that you should give me all your money. I’ll send my Paypal information shortly.”

Mockery is not an argument. Do you know the difference?

“Ah yes, I forget your world is full of invisible creatures who, like movie villains, like to tamper with their victims for millennia rather than simply win a decisive victory and be done with it.”

They can’t win a decisive victory. It has already been won by God. That’s why Paul served Him.

Vlad, was Paul or was Paul not an influential figure in the development of the church during his lifetime? You tell me, you're the expert. His letters were answered, saved, and published. His directives were followed. Other church leaders met with him. He was apparently dangerous enough to imprison and kill.

If he wasn't influential, why do we even know his name? I don't even know what kind of game you're trying to play. If Paul had not become a leading figure in the development of Christianity, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

As for God having already won, he's drawing out the end game like a James Bond villain who has a trapdoor over a pool full of crocodiles just waiting. I think the hinges might need oiling at this point.