2 Peter 3:5

But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;

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For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

In Context

4Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.

6And that the world which then was came to an end through the overflowing of the waters.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:6And God said, Let there be a solid arch stretching over the waters, parting the waters from the waters.

Psalms 24:2For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.

Psalms 136:6To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

John 3:19And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

Colossians 1:17He is before all things, and in him all things have being.

Hebrews 11:3By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be.

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:4-8

The Cavils of Infidels; Destruction of the World. ( a. d. 67.) 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being… Read the whole commentary →

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