2 Peter 3:5

They willfully forget that the heavens and the earth came to exist out of water and through water, long ago, by God's command,

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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

4They will say, “Where is the promise of his return? From when our fathers fell asleep, all things have stayed the same, since the beginning of creation.”

6and that through these things, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:6God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

Psalms 24:2For he has founded it upon the seas 1 and established it on the rivers. 1

Psalms 136:6Give thanks to him who spread out the earth above the waters, 1 for his covenant faithfulness endures forever— 1

John 3:19This is the reason for the judgment: The light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

Colossians 1:17He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was created by God's command, so that what is visible was not made out of things that were visible.

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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