Revelation 9:2

9:2 He¹ opened the shaft of the abyss and smoke rose out of it² like smoke from a giant furnace. The³ sun and the air were darkened with smoke from the shaft.

Revelation 12:14

12:14 But⁴ the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness,⁵ to the place God⁶ prepared for her, where she is taken care of – away from the presence of the serpent – for a time, times, and half a time.⁷

¹tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

²tn Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here.

³tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁴tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.

⁵tn Or “desert.”

⁶tn The word “God” is supplied based on the previous statements made concerning “the place prepared for the woman” in 12:6.

⁷tc The reading “and half a time” (καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, kai {hmisu kairou) is lacking in the important uncial C. Its inclusion, however, is supported by {Ì⁴⁷ א A and the rest of the ms tradition}. There is apparently no reason for the scribe of C to intentionally omit the phrase, and the fact that the word “time” (καιρὸν καὶ καιρούς, kairon kai kairou") appears twice before may indicate a scribal oversight.

sn The parallel statement in Rev 12:6 suggests that the phrase a time, times, and half a time equals 1,260 days (three and a half years of 360 days each).