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Instructions:Select the correct answer. 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? 1)The rainbow signifies a new beginning for Earth after a dark storm. 2)God will save mankind from war and all manmade and natural disasters. 3)God uses the rainbow as a sign of his promise never again to destroy all life on Earth. 4)The storm and the unharmed house are used to signify God’s mercy on humans.