Revelation 12:14 (DBY)

Passage

And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert into her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time, from [the] face of the serpent.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:12 Therefore be full of delight, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great rage, knowing he has a short time.

Revelation 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he had been cast out into the earth, he persecuted the woman which bore the male [child].

Revelation 12:14 And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert into her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time, from [the] face of the serpent.

Revelation 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth behind the woman water as a river, that he might make her be [as] one carried away by a river.

Revelation 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "given", "woman", "wings", "great", "eagle", "might", "desert", and "place". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "given" and "woman", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And when the dragon saw that he..." into verse 15's "And the serpent cast out of his...", so "given" and "woman" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "given" and "woman" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.