It would have an existence upon the earth, but its final triumph would be reserved for the time when this great enemy should be finally overthrown. The meaning here is, that during that period the true church would not become wholly extinct. I regard it here, as I do there, as referring to the proper continuance of the papal power, during which the true church would remain in comparative obscurity, as if driven into a desert.
#Flee into the wilderness full#
The full investigation there made of the meaning and application of the language renders its consideration here unnecessary. The same period evidently is referred to in Revelation 12:14, in the words "for a time, and times, and half a time." And the same period is undoubtedly referred to in Daniel 7:25 "And they shall be given into his hand until a time, and times, and the dividing of time." For a full consideration of the meaning of this language, and its application to the papacy, see the notes on Daniel 7:25. It is hardly necessary to say that this has, in fact, occurred in the darkest periods of the history of the church.Ī thousand two hundred and threescore days - That is, regarding these as prophetic days, in which a day denotes a year, twelve hundred and sixty years. That is, stripped of the figure, the church during that time would find true friends, and would be kept alive. Those who were to do this, represented by the word "they," are not particularly mentioned, and the simple idea is that she would be nourished during that time. That they should feed her - That they should "nourish" or "sustain" her - τρέφωσιν trephōsin - to wit, as specified in Revelation 12:14, Revelation 12:16. The meaning is, that during that time the true church, though obscure and almost unknown, would be the object of the divine protection and care - a beautiful representation of the church during the corruptions of the papacy and the darkness of the middle ages. Where she hath a place prepared of God - A place where she might be safe, and might be kept alive. Yet even there Revelation 12:14, Revelation 12:16 it would be mysteriously nourished, though seemingly driven out into wastes and solitudes, and having its abode among the rocks and sands of a desert.
This would well represent the fact, that the true church became for a time obscure and unknown - as if it had fled away from the habitations of people, and had retired to the solitude and loneliness of a desert. It means a desert place, a place where there are few or no inhabitants a place, therefore, where one might be concealed and unknown - remote from the habitations and the observations of people. Into the wilderness - On the meaning of the word "wilderness" in the New Testament, see the notes on Matthew 3:1. Having briefly referred to this, the writer Revelation 12:7-13 gives an account of the efforts of Satan consequent on the removal of the child to heaven. He had referred Revelation 12:2-5 to what occurred to the child in its persecutions, and he here alludes, in general, to what befell the true church as compelled to flee into obscurity and safety. John here evidently anticipates, by a summary statement, what he relates more in detail in Revelation 12:14-17. See the notes at Revelation 12:1.įled - That is, she fled in the manner, and at the time, stated in Revelation 12:14. English Revised Version (ERV)Īnd the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.Īnd the woman - The woman representing the church. The woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her one thousand two hundred sixty days. Webster's RevisionĪnd the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and sixty days.
Basic English Translation (BBE)Īnd the woman went in flight to the waste land, where she has a place made ready by God, so that there they may give her food a thousand, two hundred and sixty days. American Standard Version (ASV)Īnd the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days. American King James Version (AKJV)Īnd the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and three score days.
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and three score days.
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