How is the escaping remnant provided for in the wilderness?
The escaping remnant is provided for by God’s sovereign designation of a wilderness place where it is nourished and taken care of, just as Israel received manna and water from the rock. God providentially protects this remnant for three and a half years, insulating it from the ravages of the tribulation.
Les explains that the woman represents the escaping remnant of Jews. They are given two wings of a great eagle to fly into the wilderness, into her place—a designated place by a sovereign God. There she is nourished and cared for, even as God cared for Israel in the wilderness with the manna and the water from the rock. God will take care of this escaped remnant for a time, times, and half a time—three and a half years—from the face of the serpent. As they flee to the mountains southeast of Jerusalem, they are providentially protected for that last three and a half years. Les connects this to Exodus: just as Israel was isolated in Goshen from the plagues after the third plague, with a line between Egypt and Goshen, so this remnant will be insulated while the ravages of the tribulation tear all around them.
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.
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How long will God protect the escaped remnant from the serpent?
God will take care of the escaped remnant for a time, plus times, plus half a time — a total of three and a half — out of reach of the serpent.