It's unfortunate that the rainbow has been used by a segment of society as their "symbol." I say this because people have forgotten what this beautiful part of nature is meant to represent.Those familiar with the Bible may already know that it was to symbolize God's covenant with Noah saying that He would never again send a universal flood to destroy the earth.
What many people don't realize is that the rainbow was the first of other covenant signs God provided.The rainbow,as well as baptism and Holy Communion, were the Lord's promises made visible,outward and visible signs of an inward and spiritual grace.
Elsewhere in scripture we read how Ezekiel compared the glory of God to a rainbow, and John ,while on Patmos, saw the throne of God surrounded by a rainbow.
Perhaps the above is why we view the rainbow with such joy and awe.
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