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Read this sentence, which contains a biblical allusion from the story "The Lightning-Rod Man."

"See, the scroll of the storm is rolled back; the house is unharmed; and in the blue heavens I read in the rainbow, that the Deity will not, of purpose, make war on man's earth."

Which of these statements best conveys meaning of the allusion?

AThe rainbow signifies a new beginning for Earth after a dark storm.
BGod will save mankind from war and all manmade and natural disasters.
CGod uses the rainbow as a sign of his promise never again to destroy all life on Earth.
DThe storm and the unharmed house are used to signify God’s mercy on humans.

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CTaking it literally "-Will not, of purpose, make war on man's earth." Can be interpreted as the promise to not purposefully wreak havoc on earth.
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Answer:

C) God uses the rainbow as a sign of his promise never again to destroy all life on Earth.

Explanation:

In the Bible, man's wickedness made god so angry that He asked Noah to build an ark and save animals in pairs and also his family. The rest of mankind and life was wiped out from the face of the earth by the flood that lasted 40 days, bringing the earth to it's pre-creation condition. After the rains, God put a rainbow in the sky as a mark of his covenant with Noah, promising not to annihilate life from the earth ever again.

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