“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.”
The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be nourished for a time, times and half a time - the eagle's wings recall God's protection of Israel at Sinai (Exod 19:4) and divine deliverance. The 'time, times and half a time' is three-and-a-half years, the period of persecution and preservation.
Church Fathers on Revelation 12:14
“There was a battle in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon warred, and his angels, and they prevailed not; nor was their place found any more in heaven. And that great dragon was cast forth, that old serpent: he was cast forth into the earth.” This is the beginning of Antichrist; yet previously Elias must prophesy, and there must be times of peace. And afterwards, when the three years and six months are completed in the preaching of Elias, he…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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