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Revelation 12:14
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses a visionary community witnessing a symbolic sequence where the dragon pursues the woman who bore the male child, immediately following her flight into the wilderness.
The words — ἐδόθησαν (edothēsan) = were given; πτέρυγες (pteruges) = wings. The text states the woman received two great eagle wings to escape the serpent's presence.
The thread — The eagle-wing imagery echoes Exodus 19:4 and Isaiah 40:31, while the wilderness refuge and nourishment period directly correspond to Revelation 12:6.
Why it lands — The text asserts divine provision for survival during a fixed period of persecution, requiring the reader to recognize the promised sustenance as a stated fact rather than a future hope.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 19:4 ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
- Isaiah 40:31 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.
- Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
- Daniel 12:7 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.”
- Daniel 7:25 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.
- Deuteronomy 32:11 As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
- Psalms 55:6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
- Revelation 11:2 But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Revelation 17:3 And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.