561.启12:14.“于是有大鹰的两个翅膀赐给妇人，叫她能飞到旷野，到自己的地方”表对新教会的神性谨慎，以及它还在少数人当中时对它的保护。“妇人”表示新教会（533节）；“翅膀”表示能力与保护（245节）；“鹰”表示智识视觉和由此而来的思维（245节）；“飞”表示看见和谨慎（245节）；“旷野”表示荒凉因而在少数人当中的教会（546节）；“地方”表示教会在那里的状态。由此可知“于是有大鹰的两个翅膀赐给妇人，叫她能飞到旷野，到自己的地方”表示对新教会的神性谨慎，以及它还在少数人当中时对它的保护。
561. But the woman was given two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place. (12:14) This symbolizes the Divine vigilance for the New Church and protection while it was still among a few.
The woman symbolizes the New Church (no. 533). Wings symbolize power and protection (no. 245). An eagle symbolizes intellectual sight and the resulting thought (no. 245). To fly means, symbolically, to perceive and be watchful (no. 245). The wilderness symbolizes the church desolate and thus existing among a few (no. 546). Her place symbolizes its state there. It follows from this that the woman's being given two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, symbolizes the Divine vigilance for the New Church and protection while it was still among a few.
561. [verse 14] 'And to the woman were given the two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her own place' signifies Divine circumspection on behalf of that Church, and protection while it is still among a few. By 'the woman' is signified the New Church (533); by 'wings' is signified power and protection (245); by an 'eagle' is signified intellectual sight and thought therefrom (245); by 'to fly' is signified to look into and around (perspicere et circumspicere) (245); by 'the wilderness' is signified the Church desolated, and thus among a few (546); by 'place' is signified the state there. Resulting from these things it follows that by 'to the woman were given the two wings of a great eagle that she might fly into the wilderness to her own place' is signified Divine circumspection on behalf of the New Church, and protection while it is still among a few.
561. Verse 14. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, signifies the Divine circumspection over that church, and its protection, while as yet among a few. By "the woman" is signified the New Church, (533); by "wings" is signified power and protection, (245); by "an eagle" is signified intellectual sight, and thought thence, (245); by "flying" is signified seeing and circumspection, (245); by "a wilderness" is signified the church desolated, and thus among a few, (546); by "place" is signified its state there. From these things it follows, that "there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place," is signified the Divine circumspection over the New Church, and its protection, while yet it is among a few.
561. (Vers. 14.) "Et datae sunt Mulieri duae alae aquilae magnae, ut volaret in desertum in locum suum," significat Divinam circumspectionem pro Ecclesia illa, ac tutelam dum adhuc est inter paucos. - Per "Mulierem" significatur Nova Ecclesia (533); per "alas" significatur potentia et tutela (245); per "aquilam" significatur visus intellectualis et inde cogitatio (245); per "volare" significatur perspicere et circumspicere (245); per "desertum" significatur Ecclesia desolata, et sic inter paucos (546); per "locum" significatur status ibi. Ex his sequitur, quod per "datae sunt Mulieri duae alae aquilae magnae ut volaret in desertum in locum suum" significetur Divina circumspectio pro Nova Ecclesia, ac tutela dum adhuc est inter paucos.