2 Peter 3:5 — For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the w… — AMP | maBible
Read 2 Peter 3:5 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 2 Peter 3.5, 2 Peter 3v5, 2P. 3:5. For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the word of God, and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
Other reference formats: 2 Peter 3.5, 2 Peter 3v5, 2P. 3:5.
5 For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the word of God, and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
Notes and references
Peter is not referring to the creation of earth from water, but to the appearance of land masses from the water that had covered the earth in the early stages of creation. His point is that the mockers who will claim that things continue to be just as they always have been will be overlooking the f…