2 Peter 3:5

They willfully ignore this: Long ago the heavens and the earth were brought about from water and through water by the word of God.

Genesis 1:6

Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.”

Genesis 1:9

Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

Psalm 24:2

for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.

Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand that the universe was created by God’s command, so that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible.

Psalm 136:6

He spread the land on the waters.
His love is eternal.

Psalm 33:6

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

John 3:19-20

“This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

Romans 1:28

And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.

Colossians 1:17

He is before all things,
and by Him all things hold together.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.

Proverbs 17:16

Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

2 Peter 3:5

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:

They willingly

By the word

Hebrews 11:3

Standing

Colossians 1:17

General references

Bible References

They willingly

Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?

“This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.

and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.

By the word

Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.”

for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

He spread the land on the waters.
His love is eternal.

By faith we understand that the universe was created by God’s command,

so that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible.

Standing

He is before all things,
and by Him all things hold together.

General references

Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

You covered it with the deep
as if it were a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.

He spread the land on the waters.
His love is eternal.

They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be: