The 'two wings of a great eagle' are a biblical picture of God's supernatural care and protection for the fleeing remnant of Israel, not a literal eagle or a human rescue operation.
Revelation 12:14 says the woman was given 'two wings of a great eagle' so she can flee into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, times, and half a time. Les Feldick traces this language to Exodus 19:4, where God says He bare Israel on eagles' wings when He brought them out of Egypt. He teaches that it pictures God's supernatural provision: the remnant will be guided and protected, not literally flown out by an air force.
Revelation 12:14 — This is the verse that mentions the two wings of a great eagle, directly answering the question.
Exodus 19:4 — This is the Old Testament verse Les says the phrase echoes, where God says He bare Israel on eagles' wings.
In Revelation 12:14, the Scripture says, "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." The context shows the dragon persecuting the woman after he is cast to the earth. This language comes from Exodus 19:4, where God says to Israel, "Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself." In the exodus account, the Egyptian army pursuing Israel was destroyed when the waters of the Red Sea returned and covered them (Exodus 14:28). The book of Revelation also pictures the earth protecting the woman: "And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth" (Revelation 12:16).
Les Feldick consistently identifies the woman in Revelation 12 as the fleeing remnant of Israel. He explains that when she is given 'two wings of a great eagle' (Revelation 12:14), she flies into 'her place' in the wilderness — a designated place prepared by a sovereign God — where she is nourished. He connects this directly to Exodus 19:4, where God says He bare Israel on eagles' wings. Les is emphatic that this is not a literal flight. The Jews did not sprout wings and fly out of Egypt, no Air Force came and picked them up, and they had no helicopters or planes. They walked. The eagle's wings describe God's supernatural deliverance: the remnant will be hurried along by the escaping power of God and brought safely to the wilderness. Les also draws the Exodus parallel to the end-time pursuit. Pharaoh sent his armies and chariots to destroy Israel, and God stopped him at the Red Sea. The Antichrist will send an army after the escaping Jews, and they will be destroyed. The earth opening its mouth to swallow the serpent's flood (Revelation 12:16) is the same kind of divine intervention. God will nourish the remnant for three and a half years — one year, two years, and half a year — just as He nourished Israel in the wilderness.
No. Les Feldick says Israel did not sprout wings and fly out of Egypt, and no Air Force came and picked them up. He notes that the people had no helicopters or planes to fly them out; they walked. The same is true for the end-time remnant: the winged language pictures God's supernatural care, not a mechanized rescue.
God told Israel in Exodus 19:4, "Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself." Les applies the same imagery to Revelation 12:14. In the exodus, Pharaoh pursued Israel and was stopped at the Red Sea. Les says the Antichrist will send an army after the escaping Jews, but they will be destroyed just as the Egyptians were.
Les identifies the woman as 'this fleeing remnant' of Israel and 'this escaping remnant of Jews.' After the dragon persecutes her, she is given the two eagle's wings so she can escape to her place in the wilderness, where she is nourished.
Les explains the phrase 'a time, and times, and half a time' as one year, two years, and half a year — a total of three and a half years. During that period, God nourishes her in her wilderness place, just as He cared for Israel with manna and water in the exodus.
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The Woman Given Two Eagle's Wings
Les reads Revelation 12:14 and explains that the fleeing remnant of Israel is given 'two wings of a great eagle' to reach the wilderness where God nourishes her for three and a half years — and notes this does not mean Israel sprouted wings and flew.
A Designated Place Prepared by God
Les says 'into her place' means a designated place by a sovereign God, where the remnant is nourished just as Israel was fed with manna and watered from the rock in the wilderness.
Pharaoh's Army and the Antichrist's Army
Les compares Exodus 19:4 with Revelation 12:14: as Pharaoh's army was destroyed at the Red Sea, the Antichrist's army pursuing the escaping Jews will also be destroyed.
Israel Left Egypt on Foot
Les stresses the constant analogy between Israel's exodus and the remnant's flight, saying the Jews did not sprout wings and fly — they went on foot, under God's care.
The Dragon Persecutes the Woman
Les shows the dragon persecuting the woman (Israel's escaping remnant), and then she is given the two eagle's wings to flee to her place of nourishment for three and a half years.
The Earth Swallows the Flood
Les ties the eagle's wings to the whole Revelation 12 picture: the woman flees to her place prepared by God, the serpent sends a flood after her, and the earth swallows the flood — the same protection pattern seen in Exodus.
No Helicopters or Planes
Les clarifies that the Jews walked out of Egypt without helicopters or planes, and the escaping Jews will 'go out as if they've got wings like an eagle' — God's power, not technology.
Revelation 12:14: 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.
This is the verse in question; it describes the woman being given eagle's wings to flee into the wilderness.
Exodus 19:4: Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
This is the Old Testament source of the eagle's wings imagery, where God speaks of bringing Israel out of Egypt.
Exodus 14:28: And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
This records how God destroyed the Egyptian army that pursued Israel, the pattern Les applies to the end-time pursuit of the remnant.
Revelation 12:16: And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
This shows the earth swallowing the serpent's flood after the woman is given eagle's wings to flee.
No. Les Feldick says the language pictures God's supernatural care, not literal flying. He notes that Israel did not sprout wings and fly out of Egypt; they walked, and no Air Force, helicopters, or planes came to pick them up.
Les identifies her as the escaping remnant of Israel — 'this fleeing remnant' and 'this escaping remnant of Jews.' The dragon persecutes her, and God gives her eagle's wings to bring her into her wilderness place.
Les explains 'a time, and times, and half a time' as one year plus two years plus half a year — three and a half years total, during which God nourishes her in her place.
No, according to Les. Just as Pharaoh's army was destroyed at the Red Sea, the Antichrist's army will be destroyed. The earth opens its mouth and swallows the flood that the serpent casts after the woman (Revelation 12:16).
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