In what other prophecies is this same period mentioned?
Answer
"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." Rev.
12:14. "And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was
given unto him to continue [margin, to make war] forty and two months." Rev. 13:5. See also Rev. 11:2.
"And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed
her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days." Rev. 12:6.
For what purpose were the Scriptures written?
What did the people say when they saw these things?
For what did Christ, just before His ascension, tell His disciples to wait?
In the visions of John, what interpretation is given to the woman who sat upon many waters?
How is the church of the last days described?
Whom should we fear and dread?
Upon what one fact does Paul base the Christian hope?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle