If you see a rainbow in the sky, it is a symbol of the covenant that G-D made with Noah that he would never again destroy the human race in a great flood. There is even a special blessing that you say when seeing a rainbow:
"Blessed are You, Eternal, our G-d, Ruler of the World, who remembers the Covenant [of Noah] and is faithful to the Covenant, and remembers his Promise."
When a rainbow appears, it is a sign of G-D's displeasure at the behavior of humanity, such that, if He had not promised to Noah never to bring another flood, He would have destroyed the world.
Now you know why the gays have adopted the Rainbow as their flag and official symbol, as it is written, "and the men of Sodom were evil and sinful against the Lord to a very great degree." [Genesis 13:13] They sinned not only because they could not control their perverted urges, but also to openly mock G-D.
Nevertheless, Abraham prayed to G-D not to destroy Sodom if there were ten righteous people found there.
When you see a rainbow, it means that G-D has become so provoked by the sinners that the world should be destroyed at that moment, but because of the promise made to Noah, all are spared.
That is a great post Alouette...But the difference is we are really not spared because we all are, all of us are going to face a physical "Death"
For me if I did not believe that there would be an afterlife because I believe Jesus was the one who conquered death through the resurrection, I would be scared to death of dying.
How the Muslims can take Death so meaningless and have no
fear is beyond my comprehension, or how Atheists believe they will die and become of the earth's dirt is bewilldering but my comfort level of being "spared" is having a eternal life...