How is the woman nourished in the wilderness?
The woman, representing the escaping Jewish remnant, is nourished in a God-designated wilderness place through divine provision, just as Israel was fed with manna and water from the rock. This providential protection lasts for three and a half years, shielding her from the serpent's face.
Les explains that the woman symbolizes the escaping remnant of Jews who receive 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 taken care of, even as God provided manna and water from the rock for Israel in the wilderness. God will care for this escaped remnant for a time, times, and half a time—three and a half years—protecting them from the face of the serpent. They flee to the mountains southeast of Jerusalem and are providentially protected for that last three and a half years. Just as Israel was isolated in Goshen from the plagues in Egypt, so this remnant will be insulated from the ravages of the tribulation that tear around them and the world.