Hebrews 11:3

Through faith. Or, “by faith,” as elsewhere in the chapter.

Worlds. Greek aidnes, literally, “ages,” but here meaning this “world” considered from the viewpoint of time. Reference is not necessarily to other worlds than ours.

By the word of God. See on Genesis 1:3; cf. Psalm 33:6, 9. For a discussion of fiat creation versus evolution see Vol. I, pp. 46-63.

Things which are seen. That is, the natural world of earth, sea, and sky, together with their varied forms of life.

Not made. God was not indebted to preexisting matter. By His mighty power God called matter into being, and then by that same power imparted life to creatures formed from it. Prior to the dawn of the so-called Atomic Age it was one of the prime tenets of science that matter is eternal, that it can be neither created nor destroyed. But now scientists declare that matter and energy are interchangeable. Why, then, should it be thought strange that an almighty God can create matter that did not previously exist?

Things which do appear. The world and everything in it were made out of nothing, by the exercise of infinite power.