I’ve been thinking about Rainbows…
Rainbows are "out" these days among moral thinking people – they have been hijacked by the homosexual community.
WIKIPEDIA has some rather lengthy comments. I’ve shortened them solely for space, but a little history might interest you:
“A rainbow flag is a multi-coloured flag consisting of stripes in the colours of the rainbow. The use of rainbow flags has a long tradition; they are displayed in many cultures around the world as a sign of diversity and inclusiveness, of hope and of yearning. This denotation goes back to the rainbow as a symbol of biblical promise when God gave the sign to Noah that there would never be a flood like the one that happened then ever again. The use of all the colours of the rainbow symbolizes all flags of gay people. There are several, unrelated rainbow flags in use today…The most widely known is perhaps the flag representing gay pride. The rainbow flag, sometimes called 'the freedom flag', has been used as a symbol of gay and lesbian pride since the 1970s.
“A rainbow flag is a multi-coloured flag consisting of stripes in the colours of the rainbow. The use of rainbow flags has a long tradition; they are displayed in many cultures around the world as a sign of diversity and inclusiveness, of hope and of yearning. This denotation goes back to the rainbow as a symbol of biblical promise when God gave the sign to Noah that there would never be a flood like the one that happened then ever again. The use of all the colours of the rainbow symbolizes all flags of gay people. There are several, unrelated rainbow flags in use today…The most widely known is perhaps the flag representing gay pride. The rainbow flag, sometimes called 'the freedom flag', has been used as a symbol of gay and lesbian pride since the 1970s.
To me that’s all sort of sad. Rainbows are so beautiful and they belong to believers not those who would pervert God’s Will, God’s Way and God’s Word.
But here’s a thought: Rainbows are a reminder that the Lord will not destroy the earth again by water (Genesis 9:13-16). The next destruction will be one of fire (2 Peter 3:9-11). And, yes, there's a rather ironic connection here - there was another time the Lord destroyed a portion of the earth with fire – it was because the city had become so very wicked with the sin of homosexuality (Genesis 19). So next time you see a Rainbow – remember God’s Promise and the next time you see the homosexual community revealing with “their flags” remember their end - Without their obedience to the Gospel.
Rainbows may be sweet little symbols of homosexuality to them but they were also a symbol intended to remind people of God's POWER, His mercy and the stand He takes against sinful living. The rainbow might serve as a reminder that the Lord will destroy again - this time all those who do not love Him or obey the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore Christians have a mission to all. There is hope - but only in Christ and only His Way.
4 comments:
I think something significant to remember about rainbows is that when God refers to it, he says he put his "bow" in the sky. It's a weapon of warfare, and when you see one, it's pointing away from us as a symbol of peace.
We definitely need to take back the rainbow.
Dale, I was reading a scholarly article in my research on the nature of covenant in Genesis, and the author was indicating the rainbow, is really just bow in the text, and it could mean war bow. I thought that was interesting.
Amen! I hate seeing those bumper stickers! The irony is uncanny; if it weren't sad it'd just make me laugh.
Judge not lest you be judged, for in the same way that you judge, you too will be judged.
There is no room for hate and prejudice among those who love came to redeem. Stonecasters tear down...not build up.
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