What is the refuge God prepared for the woman in Revelation 12?
The refuge is the wilderness, a place prepared by God. The woman receives two wings of a great eagle to fly into it, where she is nourished and sustained for three and a half years—a time, times, and half a time—described as 1,203 days in the text.
Les teaches that the woman is given two wings of a great eagle so she can fly into the wilderness, into her place, the one prepared of God. There she is nourished, taken care of, and sustained for a time (one year), times (two years), and half a time (half a year)—three and a half years total. He notes verse 6 says the Godhead would feed her there for 1,203 days, or three and a half years. Les connects this to the Exodus: as Israel left Egypt under Moses, Pharaoh sent his army to destroy them; likewise, the serpent or Antichrist casts out a flood after the woman to destroy her. God supernaturally transports and protects her.
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.
More Questions
Who is the woman in Revelation 12:14 who flees into the wilderness?
The woman of Revelation 12:14 represents the escaping remnant of Jews.
Why is the woman given wings of a great eagle in Revelation 12?
The two wings of the great eagle given to the woman in Revelation 12 correspond to God's words in Exodus 19:4 about carrying Israel on eagles' wings, showing that the end-times flight repeats the Exodus deliverance.
Why does Les compare the woman in Revelation 12 with the Exodus account?
Les ties the Exodus event to Revelation 12 because the language is almost identical—Revelation 12:14 gives the woman two wings of a great eagle just as Exodus 19:4 speaks of being borne on eagles' wings—as well as many other details.