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2 Peter 3:6<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n God said there was a worldwide flood; therefore, there was a worldwide flood, no matter what today\u2019s scientists claim.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The word translated \u201cdeluged<\/span>\u201d is katakludz\u014d<\/span><\/em>, from which we get our English word cataclysm. This is a compound word made up of kata<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cdown\u201d used here as an intensifier and kludz\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto surge over like a wave of the sea.\u201d Hence, katakludz\u014d<\/span><\/em> refers to \u201ctotal inundation by water.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDestroyed<\/span>\u201d is translated from the Greek word apollumi<\/span><\/em>. This is another compound word made up of apo<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201coff\u201d or \u201caway\u201d but used here as an intensifier and a form of <\/span>olethros<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cruin\u201d or \u201cdestruction.\u201d Hence apollumi<\/span><\/em> refers to \u201ccomplete ruin\u201d or \u201cabsolute destruction.\u201d The word is expressed here in the middle voice indicating action done by the subject (the world) to itself. The end of this verse could be translated, \u201cthe world of that time destroyed itself being inundated with water.<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Today\u2019s verse validates what we said yesterday regarding the meaning of the phrase, \u201cand the earth was formed out of water and by water.<\/span>\u201d Not only did the word of God form the earth from the midst of water, but the word of God also condemned the antediluvian inhabitants of the world with a worldwide flood, saving only Noah and his family.<\/p>\n The scoffers that Peter is talking about (like the humanists of today) claimed that things had always been just as they are now. It\u2019s a scientific principle called uniformitarianism, which states that the same scientific laws and principles that apply today have always applied and always will. Therefore, there could not have been a sudden cataclysmic whole earth flood because there isn\u2019t enough water in the world today to cover all the existing mountains. They refuse to accept the fact that the high mountains of today could have been formed in the five or six thousand years since the flood because that would violate uniformitarianism.<\/p>\n Incidentally, it is these same scientists who claim that we have evolved from apes, even though in recorded history there is no observable example of any species evolving into another species \u2013 none, zip, zero, nada! Not to mention that even evolution violates their precious second law of thermodynamics which states that everything moves from a state of order to a state of disorder, from a higher energy level to a lower energy level. But the secular, God denying scientists of today conveniently ignore these facts.<\/p>\n There are many today who are scoffing at Christians, especially at those of us who hold a literal interpretation of the Bible. But we shouldn\u2019t be surprised by this because the \u201cworld has always been that way\u201d (tongue in cheek).<\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Let us not be dissuaded by their big words and well orchestrated arguments. Let us, instead, hold fast to the Word of God. Let us not waiver. Let us carry the banner, that is, the message of salvation by grace through faith in the crucified Christ, even in the face of scoffers and mockers!<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2009 Will Krause. 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