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There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon for a time, times, and half a time. <a href="/esv/revelation/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/bsb/revelation/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/blb/revelation/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly from the face of the serpent into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/kjv/revelation/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/12.htm">New King James Version</a> But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time, away from the presence of the serpent. <a href="/nasb/revelation/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, in order that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. <a href="/lsb/revelation/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. <a href="/amp/revelation/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time (three and one-half years), away from the presence of the serpent (Satan). <a href="/csb/revelation/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent’s presence to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent&#8217s presence to her place in the wilderness, where she was fed for a time, times, and half a time. <a href="/asv/revelation/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. <a href="/cev/revelation/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But the woman was given two wings like those of a huge eagle, so she could fly into the desert. There she would escape from the snake and be taken care of for a time, two times, and half a time. <a href="/erv/revelation/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. <a href="/gwt/revelation/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The woman was given the two wings of the large eagle in order to fly away from the snake to her place in the wilderness, where she could be taken care of for a time, times, and half a time. <a href="/gnt/revelation/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> She was given the two wings of a large eagle in order to fly to her place in the desert, where she will be taken care of for three and a half years, safe from the dragon's attack. <a href="/isv/revelation/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> However, the woman was given the two wings of a large eagle so that she could fly away from the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she could be taken care of for a time, times, and half a time. <a href="/msb/revelation/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/net/revelation/12.htm">NET Bible</a> But the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness, to the place God prepared for her, where she is taken care of--away from the presence of the serpent--for a time, times, and half a time. <a href="/nheb/revelation/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. <a href="/wbt/revelation/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/revelation/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then, the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman to enable her to fly away into the Desert to the place assigned her, there to be cared for, for a period of time, two periods of time, and half a period of time, beyond the reach of the serpent. <a href="/web/revelation/12.htm">World English Bible</a> Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and there were given to the woman two wings of the great eagle, that she may fly into the wilderness, to her place, where she is nourished a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent; <a href="/blb/revelation/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly from the face of the serpent into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/ylt/revelation/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and there were given to the woman two wings of the great eagle, that she may fly to the wilderness, to her place, where she is nourished a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent; <a href="/slt/revelation/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly to the desert, to her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the desert unto her place, where she is nourished for a time and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly away, into the desert, to her place, where she is being nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. <a href="/nabre/revelation/12.htm">New American Bible</a> But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly to her place in the desert, where, far from the serpent, she was taken care of for a year, two years, and a half-year. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to her place where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly from the presence of the serpent to the wilderness, into her place, where she would be nourished for years, and months, and days. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman to fly into the wilderness to her place, to be sustained there for a time, times, and half a time, from before the face of The Serpent.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, away from the presence of the serpent. <a href="/godbey/revelation/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly away into the wilderness, into her own place, where she is there nourished a time, and times, and a half time, from the face of the serpent. <a href="/haweis/revelation/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she should fly into the wilderness, unto her place, where she is supported there for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. <a href="/mace/revelation/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to her place, where she is to be maintain'd for a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/wey/revelation/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then, the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman to enable her to fly away into the Desert to the place assigned her, there to be cared for, for a period of time, two periods of time, and half a period of time, beyond the reach of the serpent. <a href="/worrell/revelation/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And there were given to the woman the two wings of the 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. <a href="/worsley/revelation/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. <a href="/parallel/revelation/12-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=2506" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/12.htm">The Woman Persecuted</a> 13And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaiki (N-DFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">woman</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: edothēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">was given</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1417.htm" title="1417: dyo (Adj-NFP) -- Two. A primary numeral; two.">two</a> <a href="/greek/4420.htm" title="4420: pteryges (N-NFP) -- A wing, pinion. From a derivative of petomai; a wing.">wings</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of a</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalou (Adj-GMS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">great</a> <a href="/greek/105.htm" title="105: aetou (N-GMS) -- An eagle, bird of prey. From the same as aer; an eagle.">eagle</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4072.htm" title="4072: petētai (V-PSM/P-3S) -- To fly. Or prolongation petaomai, or contracted ptaomai middle voice of a primary verb; to fly.">fly</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/4383.htm" title="4383: prosōpou (N-GNS) -- From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person.">the presence</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/3789.htm" title="3789: opheōs (N-GMS) -- Probably from optanomai; a snake, figuratively, an artful malicious person, especially Satan.">serpent</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5117.htm" title="5117: topon (N-AMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.">place</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2048.htm" title="2048: erēmon (Adj-AFS) -- Lonesome, i.e. waste.">wilderness,</a> <a href="/greek/3699.htm" title="3699: hopou (Adv) -- Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.">where</a> <a href="/greek/5142.htm" title="5142: trephetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; properly, to stiffen, i.e. Fatten (with food, etc.), pamper, rear).">she was nourished</a> <a href="/greek/1563.htm" title="1563: ekei (Adv) -- (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither."></a> <a href="/greek/2540.htm" title="2540: kairon (N-AMS) -- Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.">for a time,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2540.htm" title="2540: kairous (N-AMP) -- Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.">times,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2255.htm" title="2255: hēmisy (Adj-ANS) -- Half. Neuter of a derivative from an inseparable prefix akin to hama and meaning semi-; half.">half</a> <a href="/greek/2540.htm" title="2540: kairou (N-GMS) -- Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.">a time.</a> 15Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25</a> He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Daniel 12:7</a> And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.” <a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Exodus 19:4</a> ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a> But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. <a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Matthew 24:16</a> then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. <a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14</a> “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly. <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Jeremiah 48:28</a> Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave. <a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20</a> Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. <a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6-7</a> I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest. / How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah <a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3-4</a> And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, / while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-14</a> When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, <a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Luke 21:21</a> Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. <a href="/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35-36</a> And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face. / Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1-4</a> Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ... <a href="/zechariah/14-5.htm">Zechariah 14:5</a> You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.to the.<a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Exodus 19:4</a> Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11,12</a> As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: … <a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6</a> And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.she might.<a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a> And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.<a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3</a> So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.for a time.<a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2,3</a> But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months… <a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25</a> And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.<a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Daniel 12:7</a> And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jude/1-6.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Care</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Cared</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/revelation/8-13.htm">Eagle</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-15.htm">Enable</a> <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Face</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/revelation/9-6.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/revelation/12-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Half</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/galatians/4-2.htm">Period</a> <a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Periods</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Serpent's</a> <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/revelation/12-12.htm">Time</a> <a href="/revelation/9-16.htm">Times</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/revelation/9-9.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/40-4.htm">Assigned</a> <a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">Care</a> <a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">Cared</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Eagle</a> <a href="/acts/4-29.htm">Enable</a> <a href="/revelation/19-10.htm">Face</a> <a href="/revelation/16-20.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/revelation/14-6.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/revelation/13-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/15-10.htm">Half</a> <a href="/genesis/45-11.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/genesis/31-35.htm">Period</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-25.htm">Periods</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/revelation/13-12.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/revelation/12-15.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Serpent's</a> <a href="/revelation/12-15.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/revelation/14-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/4-15.htm">Times</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 12</div>1. <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">A woman clothed with the sun travails.</a> 4. <a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">The great red dragon stands before her, ready to devour her child;</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">when she is delivered she flees into the desert.</a> 7. <a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Michael and his angels fight with the dragon, and prevail.</a> 13. <a href="/revelation/12-13.htm">The dragon, being cast down into the earth, persecutes the woman.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of eagle's wings is often used in the Bible to depict God's deliverance and care, as seen in <a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Exodus 19:4</a>, where God describes carrying the Israelites on eagle's wings out of Egypt. The "woman" represents God's people, often interpreted as Israel or the Church, receiving supernatural aid to escape danger.to fly from the presence of the serpent The "serpent" is a representation of Satan, as identified earlier in <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a>. The flight from the serpent signifies a divinely orchestrated escape from persecution and harm. This echoes the biblical theme of God providing a way of escape for His people, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a>.to her place in the wilderness The "wilderness" is a place of refuge and divine provision. Biblically, the wilderness is where God often meets and sustains His people, such as the Israelites during the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/16.htm">Exodus 16:1-36</a>). It symbolizes a place of both testing and protection, where God provides for His people away from the threats of the world.where she was nourished This indicates God's provision and sustenance. Just as God provided manna for the Israelites in the wilderness, He ensures the needs of His people are met during times of trial. This nourishment can be seen as both physical and spiritual, emphasizing God's faithfulness.for a time, and times, and half a time This phrase is a prophetic time period often interpreted as three and a half years, based on the Jewish calendar. It is a period of tribulation and protection, paralleling the 1,260 days mentioned earlier in <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a>. This timeframe is significant in apocalyptic literature, also appearing in <a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25 and 12</a>:7, symbolizing a limited period of suffering before deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman</a> Symbolically represents God's people, often interpreted as Israel or the Church. In the context of Revelation, she is seen as a figure protected by God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_eagle.htm">The Great Eagle</a> Represents divine assistance and protection. The imagery of an eagle is often used in the Bible to symbolize God's deliverance and care. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_serpent.htm">The Serpent</a> Represents Satan, the adversary of God's people, who seeks to destroy the woman. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> A place of refuge and divine provision. In biblical history, the wilderness is often a place where God meets and sustains His people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/time,_times,_and_half_a_time.htm">Time, Times, and Half a Time</a> A prophetic period often interpreted as three and a half years, symbolizing a period of trial and divine protection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a> Just as the woman is given wings to escape the serpent, believers can trust in God's protection and deliverance in times of trial. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The serpent's pursuit of the woman reminds us of the ongoing spiritual battle. Believers must remain vigilant and rely on God's strength. <a href="/topical/w/wilderness_as_a_place_of_growth.htm">Wilderness as a Place of Growth</a> The wilderness is not just a place of escape but also a place of nourishment and growth. God uses difficult times to strengthen and mature His people. <a href="/topical/p/prophetic_timelines.htm">Prophetic Timelines</a> Understanding the "time, times, and half a time" encourages believers to trust in God's perfect timing and His control over history. <a href="/topical/h/hope_and_endurance.htm">Hope and Endurance</a> The promise of divine sustenance in the wilderness encourages believers to endure hardships with hope, knowing that God is with them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 12</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_eagles.htm">What is the biblical perspective on eagles?</a> <a href="/q/how_should_wives_treat_husbands_biblically.htm">What is Satan's role according to the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_42_months_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does 42 months symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_'time,_times,_half_a_time'_fit_history.htm">How does the enigmatic “time, times, and half a time” in Daniel 12:7 align with any verifiable historical timeline? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) And to the woman . . .--Better, And there were given to the woman (the) two wings of the great eagle (the definite article is used before "great eagle"), that she might fly into the wilderness, unto her place, where she is nourished there for a season, and seasons, and half a season, from the face of the serpent. The woman is persecuted and driven into the wilderness: yet it is with the eagle wings given her by her Lord that she flies; the serpent drives her into the wilderness: yet it is in the wilderness that her place is prepared by God. The way that seems hard is the way that is most blest. The opposition of the dragon brings her blessings that she never would have received except in persecution; neither the eagle power nor the heavenly sustenance had been hers without the serpent's hate. Thus is the trial of faith precious in bringing us to know the priceless blessings of heavenly help and heavenly food. She is given eagle's wings. God had spoken of the deliverance of Israel under a similar emblem, "Ye have seen . . . how I bare you on eagles' wings and brought you unto myself" (<a href="/exodus/19-4.htm" title="You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to myself.">Exodus 19:4</a>; comp. <a href="/context/deuteronomy/32-10.htm" title="He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.">Deuteronomy 32:10-12</a>). There is a difference as well as a resemblance in the emblem here. In Exodus God is said to have borne Israel on eagles' wings: here the wings are given to the woman. The strength of the earlier dispensation is a strength often used for, rather than in, the people of God; the strength of the latter is a strength in them: "They mount up with wings as eagles" (<a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm" title="But they that wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.">Isaiah 40:31</a>). The place is not a chance spot: it is prepared of God; it is in the wilderness, but still it is the place God prepared for her. It is always a delight to faith to mark how the ordering of God works in and through the wilfulness and wickedness of the enemy: the Son of man goeth, as it was written, though there is a "woe" against the man by whom He is betrayed. The wicked one can never drive us from God's place, but only to it, unless we are enemies to ourselves. She is nourished in the wilderness. (See Notes on <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm" title="And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and three score days.">Revelation 12:6</a>.) The length of her sojourn is here called a season, seasons, and half a season; it was called twelve hundred and sixty days in <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm" title="And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and three score days.">Revelation 12:6</a>. The period is in both cases the same in length, viz., three years and a half--i.e., the season (one year), the seasons (two years), and the half season (half a year). This is the period of the Church's trouble and persecution. It is not to be sought by any effort to find some historical period of persecution corresponding in length to this, lasting three years and a half, or twelve hundred and sixty days or years. No such attempt has hitherto been crowned with success. The period is symbolical of the broken time (the half of the seven, the perfect number) of the tribulation of God's people. There may be some future period in which the vision may receive even more vivid fulfilment than it has hitherto received; but the woman has been nourished in the wilderness in the ages that are gone, and her sustenance there by God is an experience of the past, and will be in the future. It is not only in one age, but in every age, that God gives His children bread in the day of adversity, during the season that the pit is being dug for the ungodly. In many an era the servant of God can exclaim:" Thou preparedst a table before me in the presence of mine enemies."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle. "The two wings of the great eagle" is found in most authorities, though א omits both the articles. The symbol of the eagle is a common one in the Old Testament, and this may account for the presence of the article. The escape of the Jewish Church from the power of Pharaoh, and her preservation in the wilderness, are referred to under a like figure (see <a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Exodus 19:4</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11</a>, "Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself"). The natural enmity between the eagle and the serpent is alluded to by Wordsworth (Wordsworth, in loc., where see a full exposition of the symbolism here employed). "The two wings" may typify the Old and New Testaments, by the authority of which the Church convicts her adversaries, and by which she is supported during her period of conflict with the devil. That she might fly into the wilderness, into her place. The reference to the flight of Israel from Egypt is still carried on. "Her place" is the "place prepared of God" (ver. 6). The Church, though in the world, is not of the world (see on ver. 6). Where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Still the history of Israel is borne in mind. As the chosen people were nourished in the wilderness, so the Church of God is sustained in her pilgrimage on earth. The redundant δπον ἐκεῖ, "where there," follows the analogy of the Hebrew (see on ver. 6). "The time, times, and half a time," is the period elsewhere described as 42 months, 1260 days, 3.5 years. It denotes the period of the existence of this world (see on Revelation 11:2). The expression is taken from <a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25</a>; <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Daniel 12:7</a>. By this verse and ver. 6 is established the identity of the two expressions - 1260 days, and the time, times, and half a time (i.e. one year + two years + half a year). The plural καιροί is used for "two times," as no dual occurs in the Greek of the New Testament (see Winer, p. 221, Moulton's translation). The construction, "nourished from the face" (τρέφεται ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ὄφεως), is built upon the analogy of the Hebrew. The "serpent" is the "dragon" of ver. 13 (cf. ver. 9, "the great dragon, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan"). The two words are used as convertible terms (cf. ver. 17, where he is again called "the dragon"). <a href="/commentaries/revelation/12-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[But] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. woman γυναικὶ (gynaiki) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. was given ἐδόθησαν (edothēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. two δύο (dyo) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1417.htm">Strong's 1417: </a> Two. A primary numeral; 'two'. wings πτέρυγες (pteryges) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4420.htm">Strong's 4420: </a> A wing, pinion. From a derivative of petomai; a wing. of a τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. great μεγάλου (megalou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. eagle ἀετοῦ (aetou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_105.htm">Strong's 105: </a> An eagle, bird of prey. From the same as aer; an eagle. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. fly πέτηται (petētai) Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4072.htm">Strong's 4072: </a> To fly. Or prolongation petaomai, or contracted ptaomai middle voice of a primary verb; to fly. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [the] presence προσώπου (prosōpou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4383.htm">Strong's 4383: </a> From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. serpent ὄφεως (opheōs) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> Probably from optanomai; a snake, figuratively, an artful malicious person, especially Satan. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. place τόπον (topon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. wilderness, ἔρημον (erēmon) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> Lonesome, i.e. waste. where ὅπου (hopou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3699.htm">Strong's 3699: </a> Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot. she was nourished τρέφεται (trephetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5142.htm">Strong's 5142: </a> A primary verb; properly, to stiffen, i.e. Fatten (with food, etc.), pamper, rear). for a time, καιρὸν (kairon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2540.htm">Strong's 2540: </a> Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. times, καιροὺς (kairous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2540.htm">Strong's 2540: </a> Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. half ἥμισυ (hēmisy) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2255.htm">Strong's 2255: </a> Half. Neuter of a derivative from an inseparable prefix akin to hama and meaning semi-; half. a time. καιροῦ (kairou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2540.htm">Strong's 2540: </a> Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. 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