Why is Revelation 12 compared to the Exodus?
Revelation 12 is compared to the Exodus because Israel's future flight into the wilderness mirrors God's miraculous provision for Israel under Moses. As God sustained millions in the desert for forty years, He will protect and feed a smaller remnant for three and a half years, demonstrating the same divine care.
Les explains that Revelation 12's woman represents the nation of Israel, who will flee into the wilderness where God has prepared a place for her. This is a direct parallel with the Exodus, when God providentially and miraculously brought the nation out under Moses, took them into the wilderness, and provided all their food and water; their shoes and clothes did not wear out for forty years. If God could do that with several million people and their livestock for forty years, He can do it with a smaller remnant for three and a half years, protecting them from the upheaval and judgments occurring elsewhere.
More Questions
Who are the escaping Jews in Revelation 12 and what happens to them?
The escaping remnant of Jews in Matthew 24 is the group referred to in Revelation 12 who will go to their place in the wilderness where the triune God will protect and feed them.
When does the Jewish flight described in Revelation 12 happen during the Tribulation?
The scene in Revelation 12 in which these Jews flee takes place at the midpoint of the Tribulation.