Revelation 12:14

But the woman was given two wings like the wings of a very large eagle, in order that she might fly to a desolate place. That is a place that God has prepared for her. There she was taken care of { God’s angels took care of her} for three and a half years. The serpent, that is, the dragon, was not able to reach her there.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

In Context

13When the dragon realized that he had been thrown {that the angels had thrown him} down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to a son.

15The serpent spewed water like a river from his mouth in the direction of the woman, in order that the water might sweep her away.

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Cross References

Exodus 19:4‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You have seen what I did for all of you and how I brought you here to me. It was as though I lifted you up as an eagle carries its young eaglets on its wings [MET].

Psalms 55:6I said, “I wish that I had wings like a dove! If I had wings, I would fly away and find a place to rest.

Daniel 7:25He will revile the Supreme God, and he will oppress God’s people. He will try to change the sacred festivals and their religious laws/regulations. He will control them for three and a half years.

Revelation 11:2But do not measure the courtyard outside of the temple [DOU], because it has been given { God has given it} to the non-Jewish people. As a result, they will trample Jerusalem city for 42 months.

Revelation 17:3Then, as God’s Spirit controlled me, the angel carried me away to a desolate area. There I saw a woman who was sitting on a red beast. The beast had names written all over itself. They were names that ◄insulted/spoke evil against► God. The beast had seven heads and ten horns.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 12:13-17

The Woman and the Dragon. ( a. d. 95.) 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for… Read the whole commentary →

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