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Rainbows In The
Bible
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By Debbie B.
What is a rainbow?
But what does the Bible say about rainbows?
In this article we will see 3 Bible verses in the Bible
where a rainbow is mentioned and how these verses use the rainbow to help us
understand God.
THE RAINBOW SIGNIFIES GOD’S
FAITHFULNESS
The first record of a rainbow in the Bible is in Genesis
after the great flood.
Here the rainbow is a sign of God’s promise to man and
every living animal that God would never again destroy earth with a
flood. “I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a
covenant between Me and the earth.” (Genesis 9:13)
Therefore, the rainbow is a sign of God’s faithfulness to
keep his covenant between him and the earth.
THE RAINBOW DESCRIBES GOD’S GLORY
In the Old Testament book of Ezekiel the rainbow is used to
describe the glory of God.
“As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy
day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance
of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell on my face
and heard a voice speaking.” (Ezekiel 1:28)
The writer saw the glory of God and he used the rainbow to
help describe what he saw. What he saw caused him to fall on his face.
No one has seen God (John 1:18) however; when we see a rainbow we have
an example of the radiance of God’s glory.
How awesome God it is that God would give us a rainbow as a
picture of his glory.
THE RAINBOW IS PART OF GOD’S
HEAVENLY THRONE
The rainbow is also mentioned in the last book of the Bible
called Revelation. “And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a
sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an
emerald in appearance.” (Revelation 4:3)
Here the writer saw a rainbow around the throne of God.
HOW SEEING A RAINBOW CAN HELP YOU
KNOW GOD
The rainbow is made up of many colors; however, there are 3
primary colors that make up the rainbow.
The primary colors of the rainbow and their meaning are the
following: red (represents holiness), yellow (represents glory) and blue
(represents righteousness).
God’s throne signifies God’s holiness, glory and
righteousness.
How can we unrighteous and sinful mortal human beings
approach this heavenly throne that belongs to God?
The answer lies in the work that Christ accomplished on the
cross.
Christ’s death on the cross paved the way for us to come
forward to the throne of grace to find mercy and grace for timely help. (Hebrews 4:16)
In other words, because of Christ’s death on the cross we
can approach the God of the universe who is holy, glorious and righteous.
In this article we have seen a short description of what a
rainbow is.
More importantly we have seen three Bible verses that
mention the rainbow.
Through these Bible references we now see that the rainbow
represents God’s faithfulness to keep his promise, God’s glory and God’s throne
to which we now have access through Christ’s death on the cross.
Perhaps the next time you see a rainbow you will see the
beautiful colors and appreciate who God is and remember that, because of his
faithfulness, he has made a way for you to come forward to his throne.
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