Stunning Rainbow Shines over Reds Game during Ark Encounter Sponsorship
- Michael Foust Crosswalk Headlines Contributor
- Published Jul 17, 2024
The Ark Encounter’s corporate sponsorship at a recent Cincinnati Reds rain delay took on even greater significance when a rainbow appeared over the outfield scoreboard.
The brilliant rainbow, with a faint hint of a double rainbow, arched gracefully just beyond left field, with the sun peeking through the clouds as it cast light on the tarp-covered baseball diamond.
Ken Ham, the CEO of the Ark Encounter, posted a photo of the rainbow on his social media accounts.
“Our Ark Encounter attraction sponsors weather delays at the Cincinnati Reds stadium,” Ham wrote last week. “People often send us photos when that happens so we can see the Ark Encounter name displayed on the LED screens. And once again, as you can see in the photos, there were beautiful rainbows last night.”
The Ark Encounter, a life-size replica of the biblical Noah’s Ark, is located in Kentucky, a short drive from Cincinnati. It includes exhibits and a zoo. The replica spans 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high.
“Rainbows are always a reminder of God’s covenant,” Ham said.
Ham then cited Scripture: “Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, ‘Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.’
“And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.’ God said to Noah, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth’” (Genesis 9:8-17).”
Photo Credit: ©Instagram/Ark Encounter
Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
