Revelation 12:14

New International Reader's Version

The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle. She was given these wings so that she could fly away. She could fly to the place prepared for her in the desert. There she would be taken care of for three and a half years. She would be out of the serpent’s reach.

Cross References

Psalm 55:6

I said, “I wish I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away and be at rest.

Exodus 19:4

‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt. You saw how I carried you on the wings of eagles and brought you to myself.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who trust in the Lord will receive new strength. They will fly as high as eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not grow weak.

Daniel 12:7

The man raised both hands toward heaven. I heard him make a promise in the name of the God who lives forever. He answered me, “Three and a half years. Then the power of the holy people will finally be broken. And all these things will come true.”

Daniel 7:25

He’ll speak against the Most High God. He’ll treat God’s holy people badly. He will try to change the times and laws that were given by God. God’s holy people will be placed under his power for three and a half years.

Daniel 8:14

One of the holy angels said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the temple will be made holy again.”

Revelation 12:6

The woman escaped into the desert where God had a place prepared for her. There she would be taken care of for 1,260 days.

Revelation 17:3

Then in a vision the angel carried me away to a desert. There the Holy Spirit showed me a woman sitting on a bright red beast. It was covered with names that say evil things about God. It had seven heads and ten horns.