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What does a rainbow mean?

(Genesis 9:12-16) . . .And God added: “This is the sign of the covenant that I am making between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations. 13 I put my rainbow in the cloud, and it will serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring a cloud over the earth, then the rainbow will certainly appear in the cloud. 15 And I will certainly remember my covenant that I made between me and you and every living creature of every kind; and never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the rainbow will occur in the cloud, and I will certainly see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind on the earth.”

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 months ago

    It means nothing, it's only a natural phenomenon: A rainbow is caused by sunlight and atmospheric conditions. Light enters a water droplet, slowing down and bending as it goes from air to denser water. The light reflects off the inside of the droplet, separating into its component wavelengths--or colors. When light exits the droplet, it makes a rainbow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • Anonymous
    8 months ago

    It is the sign of the Noahide covenant. Before the Flood the rainbow was an uncomon occurance but then God made it that the light would cause a special incidence or refraction of the water droplets causing the giant rainbow in the sky. Why is it you only see 1 rainbow in the sky? It's because it serves as an ot-sign. You will also find that no matter what hour of the day even at sunset the rainbow will appear high in the sky! Very rarely a water droplet can be refracted 3 or 4 times! Usually however only at 45 degrees will you see a rainbow although technically other angles are also possible to produce a rainbow.

    Source(s): Orthodox Jew
  • Anonymous
    8 months ago

    If you already know the Biblical answer, why ask the question.

    That is not what a rainbow means, but I am sure many people take comfort in the scripture.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 months ago

    Well I guess you have answered your own question - so I don't need to

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  • Paul
    Lv 7
    8 months ago

    The causes of such natural events are fully understood by science, and they are not supernatural.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 months ago

    It means that the destruction of the world will be by another way, 2 Pet. 3:10.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 months ago

    Yes, rainbows are formed by water droplets in the air being hit by rays of light that become refracted into the color spectrum we see around us. I think the reason rainbows were not seen before the flood had something to do with the amount of water droplets in the air; until the Flood, a large collection of these droplets in an airborne fashion was rare. Since the Flood, God decided that the rainbow would be his sign of peace, saying that he will not destroy the earth in a flood of water ever again. Why the LGBTQ decided to claim the rainbow to mean a spectrum of genders is beyond me.

  • 8 months ago

    God is upset with Al gore saying the world going to flood again also a promise that it will be like the days of noah when Jesus Christ returns newton doesn't change that

  • 8 months ago

    It means that the angle of refraction of light is dependent on the frequency.

  • Ray J
    Lv 7
    8 months ago

    It means that there is enough water in the air to cause sunlight to refract.

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