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For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that aby the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was bformed out of water and by water,
a
Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Hebrews 11:3
Genesis 1
6
Then God said, "Let there be an aexpanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."
Genesis 1
9
Then God said, "aLet the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let bthe dry land appear"; and it was so.
Hebrews 11
3
By faith we understand that the aworlds were prepared bby the word of God, so that what is seen cwas not made out of things which are visible.