2 Peter 3:5
For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.
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- Ps 24:2 : 2 For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.
- Heb 11:3 : 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were set in order at God’s command, so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.
- Gen 1:6 : 6 God said,“Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters and let it separate water from water.”
- Gen 1:9 : 9 God said,“Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear.” It was so.
- Ps 136:6 : 6 to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures,
- Ps 33:6 : 6 By the LORD’s decree the heavens were made; and by the breath of his mouth all the starry hosts.
- 2 Thess 2:10-12 : 10 and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved. 11 Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false. 12 And so all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned.
- John 3:19-20 : 19 Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.
- Rom 1:28 : 28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.
- Col 1:17 : 17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.
- Prov 17:16 : 16 What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?
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- 2 Pet 3:6-83 verses87%
6Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water.
7But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
8Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.
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4and saying,“Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”
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3By faith we understand that the worlds were set in order at God’s command, so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.
- Gen 1:6-72 verses73%
6God said,“Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters and let it separate water from water.”
7So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so.
- Gen 1:1-33 verses73%
1¶ The Creation of the World In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.
3God said,“Let there be light.” And there was light!
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4The Creation of Man and Woman This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created– when the LORD God made the earth and heavens.
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20after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.
- Gen 8:2-32 verses72%
2The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of heaven were closed, and the rain stopped falling from the sky.
3The waters kept receding steadily from the earth, so that they had gone down by the end of the 150 days.
- Gen 1:9-102 verses72%
9God said,“Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear.” It was so.
10God called the dry ground“land” and the gathered waters he called“seas.” God saw that it was good.
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5and if he did not spare the ancient world, but did protect Noah, a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when God brought a flood on an ungodly world,
- Prov 3:19-202 verses72%
19By wisdom the LORD laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding.
20By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, so that the clouds drip down dew.
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20For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes– his eternal power and divine nature– have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.
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16men who were carried off before their time, when the flood was poured out on their foundations?
- Gen 7:17-204 verses71%
17The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth.
18The waters completely overwhelmed the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
19The waters completely inundated the earth so that even all the high mountains under the entire sky were covered.
20The waters rose more than twenty feet above the mountains.
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23“I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.
- 2 Pet 3:10-123 verses71%
10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.
11Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,
12while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze!
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10And,“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands.
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17God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,
- Ps 33:6-72 verses70%
6By the LORD’s decree the heavens were made; and by the breath of his mouth all the starry hosts.
7He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses.
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10And after seven days the floodwaters engulfed the earth.
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12And the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.
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25In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.
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2For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.
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6Springs would well up from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.
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5Now I desire to remind you(even though you have been fully informed of these facts once for all) that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe.
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17For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore.
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6The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.
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24The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days.
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15and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” It was so.
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5A Better Description of God’s Greatness“The dead tremble– those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
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12The LORD is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.
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4Far from where people live he sinks a shaft, in places travelers have long forgotten, far from other people he dangles and sways.
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30when the waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen solid?
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28when he established the clouds above, when he secured the fountains of the deep,
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7By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
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15He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens.