We are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Paul’s declaration categorically answers his query “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” (v. 35). “We are more than conquerors” is translated from a single Greek term—hypernikaō, signifying to prevail decisively. One source considers the apostle’s assertion “a past truth about the Messiah, a future truth about all his people, and hence a present reality in faith. . . .”

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. . . . And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. . . . And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. . . . As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.