The provided clips do not explicitly explain the rainbow sign, though they establish the post-flood world of rain and seasons in which the sign appears.
The transcript evidence given focuses on the flood itself, the absence of rain before it, and the new post-flood order of seasons. Les Feldick does not directly discuss the rainbow in these clips. Nevertheless, the clips show that before the flood there was no rain and after the flood God promised continuing cycles of weather—context that makes a rain-related sign like the rainbow meaningful.
The provided transcripts include God's post-flood promise in Genesis 8:22: 'While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.' This verse points to the new order of seasons and weather that began after the flood. No verse about the rainbow is quoted in the provided clips.
Les Feldick teaches that before the flood the planet had never experienced rain; it was watered from beneath and had a constant, spring-like climate with no weather or storm clouds. The flood itself was not merely 40 days of rain but a cataclysmic event that destroyed the pre-flood civilization. After the flood, God promised that the cycle of seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night would never cease. Les emphasizes that Noah acted by faith when he built the ark, because he had never seen rain. While none of these clips mention the rainbow specifically, they establish the biblical and historical backdrop of God's covenant with Noah.
According to Les Feldick, it never rained before the flood. The earth was watered from beneath, and a vapor belt or canopy produced a constant spring-like climate from pole to pole. There were no storm clouds and no weather as we know it today.
Les points to Genesis 8:22, where God promises that while the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. This indicates that after the flood, the world would experience regular seasons and weather cycles—a major change from the pre-flood climate.
Les uses Hebrews 11:6-7 to show that Noah acted in faith. Even though it had never rained, Noah believed God's warning and built the ark. His obedience was based on faith in what God had said, not on prior experience.
The Curse of Canaan & Origin of Races: Genesis 9 Bible Study
And then it was expected that they would pass it on to the coming generation. And to a certain degree, isn't that our responsibility? You know, I've told people years ago when my own children were just babies, I used to say, you know, we're only one generation away from paganism. That's all. One generation.
Never Rained Before
Les notes that it had never rained before the flood, so Noah's task seemed impossible.
Cataclysmic Flood
Les describes the flood as cataclysmic and notes God instructed Noah to leave the ark.
Faith and the Impossible
Les stresses that without faith it is impossible to please God; Noah believed God's warning about something he had never seen.
Ark Built to Withstand
Les explains the ark was an enclosed rectangular box built to withstand the violent flood, which involved more than rainfall.
Post-Flood Promise of Seasons
Les points out that after the flood God promised ongoing seasons, indicating the beginning of weather and the new covenant context.
Pre-Flood Vapor Belt
Les teaches that a vapor belt before the flood created a constant climate with no storm clouds or rain.
Noah's Obedience of Faith
Les shows that Noah's obedience was based on faith in God's word, the central lesson of the flood account.
Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Shows God's post-flood promise of seasons and weather, the context in which the rainbow covenant appears.
Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Les uses this verse to emphasize that Noah's obedience was rooted in faith.
Hebrews 11:7: By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Les specifically applies this to Noah building the ark despite never seeing rain.
According to Les Feldick, no. The earth had a constant spring-like climate with no storm clouds; God watered the earth from beneath.
Les points to Genesis 8:22, where God promises that while the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
No. The included teaching clips do not address the rainbow sign directly. They focus on the flood, the pre-flood climate, and God's post-flood promise of seasons.
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