2 Peter 3:5-7: “…it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.  But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction…”

“2 Peter 3:5-7 is NOT a reference to Noah’s flood. There are only two (2) places in the entire Bible where the Earth is flooded by water. One is at the time of Noah’s flood (Genesis 7). The other is at Genesis 1:2 where it speaks about the condition of the Earth at the time just before God said, “Let there be light.” Now, if 2 Peter 3:5-7 is not a cross-reference to Noah’s flood, then it MUST be a cross-reference to Genesis 1:2 (there is no other alternative – simple logic). And if 2 Peter 3:5-7 is a cross-reference to Genesis 1:2, then the Holy Spirit is calling your attention to something very significant that millions of Neo-Creationists are blindly overlooking. Specifically, that a glorious ancient world that God created in the distant past (Genesis 1:1), had long since been utterly destroyed; plunged into deep darkness and overflowed by a raging flood of great waters on a universal scale at the time of Genesis 1:2.”

“…It is very important that we show you the Biblical clues that tell us why 2 Peter 3:5-7 is not a reference to Noah’s flood.  Clue #1 – Compare the phrase: “the heavens and earth, which are now” to the phrase the “heavens were of old“: What does this mean? Ask yourself this question: When Noah’s flood happened did it change anything in the upper heavens? Would a flood on the Earth’s surface have any effect on the sun, moon, or stars high above? The obvious answer is NO….”

(A pole shift, in which the surface of the entire planet moves as one solid piece over the core, would drastically change our view of the heavens.)