The rainbow is a beautiful token of the Lord that continues to testify of the covenant that He made with the world and all flesh (Genesis 9:11-13). It is a perfect reminder of our Lord's protection and the keeping of His promises. In 2 Peter 3:3-6, Peter peaks of scoffers of the world who, in the last days, will deny the creation and the flood. This has most assuredly begun. In just the past one hundred and fifty years, creation has been mocked by many and replaced by theories of inorganic evolution and spontaneous generation.
The flood has been denied as a universal event and is affirmed to be nothing more than a legendary story of oral tradition that has somehow made its way into the holy Scriptures. The testimony of both creation and the flood have been forgotten by many folks in our present-day world.
Reflections about the rainbow sign have also been corrupted. Some people now view it as a symbol of homosexual pride and gay "rights." However, this "view" shows total disrespect to the Creator who designed sexual relationships to be in marriage between male and female (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2; cf. Matthew 19:4). To corrupt the symbol of God's covenant by associating it with such a despicable, ungodly and perverted lifestyle, is purely vile and disgraceful.
Even though man might forget the promise God gave him through the colorful rainbow, the Lord has not forgotten. He is not slack concerning His promises, and He will follow through with them (Isaiah 55:10-11). Our Lord is longsuffering, not willing that any should perish, but that "all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). He will save those who serve Him, just as He will surely destroy those who are disobedient (2 Thessalonians 1:3-10; cf. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18).
God's rainbow should cause us to appreciate the surety of His promises (Hebrews 6:10-19; cf. Romans 15:8; 2 Corinthians 1:20), and His covenant with the world.
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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