Revelation 12:6 (DBY)

Passage

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared of God, that they should nourish her there a thousand two hundred [and] sixty days.

Nearby Context

Revelation 12:4 and his tail draws the third part of the stars of the heaven; and he cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, in order that when she brought forth he might devour her child.

Revelation 12:5 And she brought forth a male son, who shall shepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared of God, that they should nourish her there a thousand two hundred [and] sixty days.

Revelation 12:7 And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels;

Revelation 12:8 and he prevailed not, nor was their place found any more in the heaven.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "woman", "fled", "wilderness", "where", "place", "prepared", "should", and "nourish". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "woman" and "fled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And she brought forth a male son..." into verse 7's "And there was war in the heaven...", so "woman" and "fled" 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 "woman" and "fled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.