How will the woman escape into the wilderness in Revelation 12:14?
The woman—the escaping remnant of Israel—is given two wings of a great eagle and flies into the wilderness to her prepared place. She does not literally sprout wings; as Israel was carried from Egypt on eagle's wings, she is divinely preserved there and nourished for three and a half years.
Les explains that Revelation 12:13-14 follows Satan, the dragon, being cast to earth and indwelling the Antichrist. He then persecutes the woman who brought forth the man child—Israel, the Jew. The woman is the escaping remnant of Israel. To her are given two wings of a great eagle so she may fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, times, and half a time—one year plus two times two years, totaling three and a half years—from the face of the serpent. Les then takes us back to Exodus 19 to show the constant analogy between Israel coming out of Egypt and the fleeing remnant coming out of Jerusalem to the place prepared of God for that final three and a half years. In Exodus 19:3-4, Moses went up to God on Mount Sinai, and the Lord called him out of the mountain, telling the house of Jacob and children of Israel that He bore them on eagle's wings. Revelation says they will go as if they had wings of an eagle. Les reminds us that the Jews did not sprout wings and fly out of Egypt; the image signifies God's supernatural deliverance and care, not literal flight.
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 eagle's wings in Revelation 12:14?
The two wings of the great eagle are given to the woman so she can fly to her place in the wilderness, where she will be nourished out of the serpent's reach.