The Light of the World Part 3

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The Light of the World Part III

Posted on August 1, 2013 by K. Gallagher

Rainbows and the Throne of Glory

Rainbow Science

Before we look at the majest! ranbow n "!r#ture, let$s re%ew what modern s!en!etea!hes about ths un#aralleled ds#lay of &!olorful' ()G*+. )n order for a ranbow to

o!!ur, three #art!ular !rtera ha%e to be met. +he sun has to be shnng &behnd' you. A

ran !loud or mosture n the ar must be n &front' of you. And, the sun$s rays ha%e to shne

through the !loud at an antsolar #ont of -2 degrees. +he antsolar #ont s where theshadow of your head s/

hen a beam of sunlght #asses through a water dro#let t slows down and s#reads out,

se#aratng ea!h !olor that makes u# whte lght. +he #ro!ess of lght refra!tng or bendng

!an be more a!!urately des!rbed as the #ro!ess of lght !hangng s#eed as t mo%esthrough dfferent denstes. +he reason why ranbows a##ear as an ar! s be!ause of the

bendng of and ds#ersng of lght through mllons of water dro#lets. +he !olors wll

always ds#lay n the same order due to the fa!t that ea!h !olor has ts own wa%elength orntensty.

+he most !ommon ranbow s !alled a #rmary ranbow. )t shows red on the outsde wth

%olet on the nsde. ften ths &bow' of lght wll ha%e another larger but fanter ar! abo%e

t. e ty#!ally !all ths a &double ranbow', but s!entsts !all t a se!ondary ranbow. +hedouble bow o!!urs when the water dro#lets n the #rmary ranbow reflect lght +).

"n!e t s the refle!ton of the #rmary bow, the !olors are re%ersed. +he &double' bow

o!!urs at 4043 degrees from your antsolar #ont.

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Gen. 9:11-17 “I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut off

by the water of the flood neither shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.! "1#$

God said “%his is the sign of the covenant which I a& &a'ing between Me and you andevery living creature that is with you for all successive generations; "1($ I set My bow in

the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. "1)$ “It

shall co&e about when I bring a cloud over the earth that the bow will be seen in thecloud "1*$ and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every

living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all

flesh. "1+$ “When the bow is in the cloud then I will look upon it, to remember the

everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the

earth.” "17$ ,nd God said to oah “his is the sign of the covenant which I have

established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.” ",/$

+he ranbow, a!!ordng to the reator, s +* sgn of *s !o%enant wth e%ery l%ng!reature that *e wll ne%er agan destroy all flesh wth water. "o5were ther no ranbows

before the flood of 6oah$s day7 8any reaton "!entsts bele%e the e%den!e #onts to the

0ossibility that before the flood t had ne%er raned on the earth. 9or e:am#le, altBrown;1egardless of whether ranbows e:sted #reflood or not, the reator #lanly states that t

was A9+> the flood that *e &set' *s bow n the !louds as the SIGN of *s !o%enant.

Keshet !"

The #ow and the Throne

)n Bbl!al *ebrew, a bow as n &ranbow' and a bow as n a &bow and arrow' are the same

word, 'eshet . +he mndset behnd ths s smlar to our nglsh dea? they both B6@. )n 6oah$s day, ** so%eregnly !hose to judge the earth wth a wea#on or &bow' of water.

+herefore, t s fttng that God !hose the ran &bow' as the sgn of *s #romse to ne%er

agan judge the earth. +he ranbow #onts toward hea%en nstead of earth as a sgn of #ea!e.

Bble !ommentator ohn Gll #uts t ths way? “%hough it is a bow yet without arrows andis not turned downwards towards the earth but u0wards towards heaven and so is a to'en

of &ercy and 'indness and not of wrath and anger !$# .!

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+he >amban 6ahmandes/ has a smlar dea as to **$s !ho!e of a ranbow? “ancient

cultures fought their wars with the bow and arrow and the side which surrendered

0ursuing 0eace instead of war would e20ress their will to do so by raising an inverted bowthat the ene&y could see. i&ilarly G-d 0laces an inverted bow in the heavens as a sign

that 3e is no longer warring against hu&anity.!

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)n >e%elaton 10?1, we are told of a strong messenger wth a ranbow u#on hs head. "ome

would en%son somethng lke a halo. But the halo doesn$t orgnate n "!r#ture. )t !omesfrom an!ent sun god detes;11a&es and >ohn his brother and

led them up on a high mountain by the&selves. "#$ ,nd 3e was transfigured beforethe&; and &is face shone like the sun and 3is gar&ents beca&e as white as light . "($

,nd behold Moses and 4liah a00eared to the& tal'ing with 3i&. ")$ ?eter said to >esus

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“ord it is good for us to be here; if =ou wish I will &a'e three tabernacles here one for

=ou and one for Moses and one for 4liah.! "*$ hile he was still s0ea'ing a bright

cloud overshadowed the& and behold a voice out of the cloud said “%his is My belovedon with who& I a& well-0leased; listen to 3i&@! "+$ hen the disci0les heard this they

fell face down to the ground and were terrified .

@o you su##ose that the fa!es of 8oses and eshua were smlar when they &shone'7

42. ():#9-(< It ca&e about when Moses was coming down from Mount *inai "and thetwo tablets of the testi&ony were in MosesA hand as he was co&ing down fro& the

&ountain$ that Moses did not 'now that the skin of his face shone because of his s0ea'ing

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*ow fttng t s that ** !hose a ranbow as the frst;13elated Post? %er!ome by a >anbow

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golden sash. "1)$ 3is head and 3is hair were white li'e white wool li'e snow; and 3is

eyes were li'e a fla&e of fire.

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YHWH’s Rainbow

Gen. 9:11-17 “I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut offby the water of the flood neither shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.! "1#$

God said “%his is the sign of the covenant which I a& &a'ing between Me and you and

every living creature that is with you for all successive generations; "1($ I set My bow inthe cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. "1)$ “It shall co&e about when I bring a cloud over the earth that the bow will be seen in the

cloud "1*$ and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every

living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all

flesh. "1+$ “When the bow is in the cloud then I will look upon it, to remember the

everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the

earth.” "17$ ,nd God said to oah “his is the sign of the covenant which I have

established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.” ",/$

+he ranbow, a!!ordng to the reator, s +* sgn of *s !o%enant wth e%ery l%ng

!reature that *e wll ne%er agan destroy all flesh wth water. "o5were ther no ranbows before the flood of 6oah$s day7 8any reaton "!entsts bele%e the e%den!e #onts to the 0ossibility that before the flood t had ne%er raned on the earth. 9or e:am#le, alt

Brown;1egardless of whether ranbows e:sted #reflood or not, the reator #lanly states that t

was A9+> the flood that *e &set' *s bow n the !louds as the SIGN of *s !o%enant.

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Keshet !"

The #ow and the Throne

)n Bbl!al *ebrew, a bow as n &ranbow' and a bow as n a &bow and arrow' are the same

word, 'eshet . +he mndset behnd ths s smlar to our nglsh dea? they both B6@. )n 6oah$s day, ** so%eregnly !hose to judge the earth wth a wea#on or &bow' of water.+herefore, t s fttng that God !hose the ran &bow' as the sgn of *s #romse to ne%er

agan judge the earth. +he ranbow #onts toward hea%en nstead of earth as a sgn of #ea!e.

Bble !ommentator ohn Gll #uts t ths way? “%hough it is a bow yet without arrows andis not turned downwards towards the earth but u0wards towards heaven and so is a to'en

of &ercy and 'indness and not of wrath and anger !$# .!

+he >amban 6ahmandes/ has a smlar dea as to **$s !ho!e of a ranbow? “ancient

cultures fought their wars with the bow and arrow and the side which surrendered 0ursuing 0eace instead of war would e20ress their will to do so by raising an inverted bow

that the ene&y could see. i&ilarly G-d 0laces an inverted bow in the heavens as a signthat 3e is no longer warring against hu&anity.!

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refra!ted lght s seen be!ause our eyes !annot #er!e%e *s full nature as #ure whte

s#rtual/ lght. )t must be refra!ted, bent, or slowed down n order for our &eyes' to see t.+hs s somethng to thnk about. e must remember that the natural world tea!hes us

s0iritual truth.

+he remanng two %erses about **$s throne and the ranbow are both found n theBook of >e%elaton.

ev. ):#-( I&&ediately I was in the 0irit; and behold a throne was standing in heaven and 8ne sitting on the throne. "($ ,nd 3e who was sitting was li'e a as0er stone and a

sardius in a00earance; and there was a rainbow around the throne li'e an e&erald in

a00earance.

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menorah, re#resentng the (ght of God;L


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ould ths !r!ular ranbow be an alluson as to why 8oses$ fa!e shone wth lght after hs

en!ounter wth ** on the &o'ntain to%7 )n other words, when 8oses as!ended u# tothat lofty #ont on the earth, hs shadow ddn$t blo!k any of **$s glorous lght @on$t

we see ths same mar%el when eshua takes Peter, ames, and ohn u# to the &o'ntain of

transfguraton7

Mat. 17:1-+ i2 days later >esus too' with 3i& ?eter and >a&es and >ohn his brother andled them up on a high mountain by the&selves. "#$ ,nd 3e was transfigured before

the&; and &is face shone like the sun and 3is gar&ents beca&e as white as light . "($

,nd behold Moses and 4liah a00eared to the& tal'ing with 3i&. ")$ ?eter said to >esus“ord it is good for us to be here; if =ou wish I will &a'e three tabernacles here one for

=ou and one for Moses and one for 4liah.! "*$ hile he was still s0ea'ing a bright

cloud overshadowed the& and behold a voice out of the cloud said “%his is My belovedon with who& I a& well-0leased; listen to 3i&@! "+$ hen the disci0les heard this they

fell face down to the ground and were terrified .

@o you su##ose that the fa!es of 8oses and eshua were smlar when they &shone'7

42. ():#9-(< It ca&e about when Moses was coming down from Mount *inai "and thetwo tablets of the testi&ony were in MosesA hand as he was co&ing down fro& the

&ountain$ that Moses did not 'now that the skin of his face shone because of his s0ea'ing

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) fnd t fas!natng that n the natural, one must be at a hgh alttude, su!h as a &o'ntainto# n order to &see' a !om#lete ranbow a #!ture of God$s !o%enant. ) #ersonally bele%e that the shnng fa!es of both eshua and 8oses would ha%e been smlar to the

!r!ular ranbow. eshua s the one standng n the &mdst' of God$s menorah. *e )" the

(ght of **, but at the tme of the transfguraton, *e was not yet glorfed. )n other

words, t s #ossble that the lght was stll &%eled' or refra!ted bent or slowed down/ andths enabled *s ds!#les to #er!e%e t and *m.

A ranbow n all ts fullness s not just a &bow' or ar!, t s a !r!le 9or those of you that

ha%e been studyng the *ebra! mndset, ths shouldn$t be too sur#rsng. God and *s

!reaton, *s !alendar, and *s ord are all !y!l!al n nature. @o you re!all our frst #assage n Dekel wth the l%ng !reatures7 arler n !ha#ter one, these bengs are sad to

be #owered by great s#arklng &wheels' or !r!les.

45e'. 1:1*-#< ow as I loo'ed at the living beings behold there was one wheel on the

earth beside the living beings for each of the four of the&. "1+$ %he a00earance of the

wheels and their wor'&anshi0 was li'e sparkling beryl and all four of the& had the sa&e for& their a00earance and wor'&anshi0 being as if one wheel were within another . "17$

henever they &oved they &oved in any of their four directions without turning as they&oved. "16$ ,s for their ri&s they were lofty and aweso&e and the rims of all four of

them were full of eyes round about . "19$ henever the living beings &oved the wheels

&oved with the&. ,nd whenever the living beings rose fro& the earth the wheels rose also."#


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