What most people do not know is that the earth was overshadowed by a canopy of ice and water. This is why our planet had great vegetation in the beginning.
As the suns temperature grew hotter the canopy melted and the rainbow fisrt appeared. The earth previous to this had springs and gysers to water it.
The rainbow represents GOD's covenant to man to never destroy the earth by flood again.
2006-12-05 02:51:18 · 21 answers · asked by TROLL BOY 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What a great promise. Too bad he's going to destroy it with fire when the "Rapture" occurs. Unless of course someone was lying.
2006-12-05 02:54:02 · answer #1 · answered by The Wired 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I knew about the ice canopy.
But I think that it did not melt because of the air temperature, I think that it stayed at -300 Fahrenheit.
I think this because the frozen woolly mammoths could not have died in a normal winter (no matter how server). Even at -100 only about 1 foot of the mammoth would quickly freeze, and then this ice would act like insulation. The inside would take many more days to become frozen.
They have found mammoths with tropical food still in its stomach. This would have been at least partially digested in a few hours.
But if the ice shield came down as an ice storm, the mammoths would be buried in -300 degree ice.
Also FYI - ice at -300 reacts magnetically. That is why the signs of the "ice age" are not centered around the north pole (axis) but around its magnetic poles.
2006-12-05 11:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by tim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I learned this years ago. One of my children's favorite bible story, is about Noah and his family, and all the animals. And how they survived the great flood with God's help, especially because they were faithful to God. And how Jehovah gave them this rainbow as a remembrance, a covenant. That he would never destroy the entire earth by a flood again. I'm glad you know this too.
2006-12-05 11:00:13 · answer #3 · answered by woman of steel 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Interesting. I've heard stranger theories from scientists. One I heard was that the oceans of the world were much lower and there was a layer of water beneath the continental plates that burst forth to flood the earth. A lot of possibilities.
I personally subscribe to Thomas Edison's take on it: "We don't know one millionth of one percent of anything." :-)
2006-12-05 11:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is indeed God's sign to never flood the earth again- isnt is awesome when you see a rainbow? As if you are seeing the face of God, reminding you of His lovingkindness~
2006-12-05 10:57:18 · answer #5 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Really? Because my people always said that a rainbow is a sign that there's a leprechaun around somewhere close.
Of course, I never really believed that, either.
2006-12-05 10:59:12 · answer #6 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Ummm...no. I'm afraid your wrong there. Try looking up 'rainbow' in the sight below.
2006-12-05 11:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by Skippy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh! I see!! Thank you for dispelling my thoughts on rainbows and Lucky Charms...it was a pot full of Skittles.
2006-12-05 10:54:59 · answer #8 · answered by jme e 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Interesting, but not a question, now is it?
REPORTED (for not following protocol)
2006-12-05 10:59:17 · answer #9 · answered by whtknt 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Boy you just skipped right over all geology didn't you?
2006-12-05 10:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋