The dragon, the woman, and the man child. are prophetic terms that label Satan, Israel, and Christ (See Parenthesis One of our study).

14 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.

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle,...

"Two" is the number for the churches.
 
"Wings" is a way to escape (See Israel's exodus from Egypt, a type of end-time activities--[Ex. 19:1-6; Deut. 32:11; Eze. 17:1-10].) 

Exodus 19:4
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

Notice that in Dan.7:3-4, Babylon was the first nation in the Bible with "wings," used by God to deliver the Israelites from their ungodly leaders (II Kings 24:11) — another type of end-time doings.

If Satan was determined to destroy Israel during the first 1/2 of Daniel's 70th Week, after a thousand years of torment in hell, he will probably be a thousand times more determined to try to do what he failed to do the first time.  Remember, this will be Satan's final reprieve from torment; and although he knows he will fail in his attempts to stop Christ in what He has determined to do, yet, he really has no choice but to "give it all that he's got!"  It will help us to understand a little where Satan is coming from if we'll remember that he is but a created being able to do only what God allows.  (His only chance to actually get at his Creator was when the Son of God walked the earth in his body of flesh and blood — but Satan failed miserably in his efforts!)   Here at the end of the Kingdom Age, the only way he will have to get at God will be through the remnant of Israel and through the Gentiles who will have accepted Christ as Lord and Redeemer.  But once again, even though it may appear at times that he has made some inroads, ultimately, he will fail miserably.

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Dan 7:
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
4 The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.)

A great eagle — Could this be the United States which is already helping Israel because of the strong influence of the Christian and Jewish beliefs in the U.S.?

...that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place... This brings to mind  the forty years in the wilderness, except this will be a shorter version — Also, the thought comes to mind, could this be more of a "spiritual wilderness" than the actual wildernesses outside their cities? or maybe some of both?

...where she is nourished...

The U.S. has been (?will be?) her benefactor.

...for a time, and times, and half a time...

Again, a Jewish, prophetic expression meaning 3 1/2 years.

...from the face of the serpent.

This is another way of saying that Satan will be giving his full attention to the remnant of Israel at the time.

15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

This is an interesting choice of words, and its interpretation needs a foundation.   Click here for our interpretation of this verse.

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

During the time of their Exodus from Pharaoh's Egypt, God had the red sea open up and swallow the Pharaoh's army.  Would it then be unreasonable to assume that God might use an earthquake to swallow the armies of the end time out to destroy the remnant of Israel?