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? a) the rainbow signifies a new beginning for earth after a dark storm. b) god will save mankind from war and all manmade and natural disasters. c) god uses the rainbow as a sign of his promise never again to destroy all life on earth. d) the storm and the unharmed house are used to signify god’s mercy on humans.