4 Bible Verses about Eagles
Most Relevant Verses
And as I looked, I heard an eagle flying in midair, saying in a loud voice, "It is bad, very bad, awful bad for those people who live on earth, because of the sound of the trumpets of the remaining three angels!" [i.e., because of the messages they will deliver].
Wherever there is a dead body, [you can expect to see] vultures gathered there. [Note: This may mean that such a significant event as the coming of Christ would surely not go unnoticed].
And the first being was like a lion, the second one was like a calf, the third one had the face of a man and the fourth one was like a flying eagle.
And the woman was given the two wings of a large eagle so she could fly to her place in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, and times and half a time, from the presence of the snake [i.e., for three and one half years. See 11:2; 12:6].
From Thematic Bible
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
Eagles » Unclean
Eagles » Different kinds of
Eagles » Illustrative » (mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church
Eagles » Illustrative » Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
And the first being was like a lion, the second one was like a calf, the third one had the face of a man and the fourth one was like a flying eagle.
Eagles » Was the standard of the roman armies
Wherever there is a dead body, [you can expect to see] vultures gathered there. [Note: This may mean that such a significant event as the coming of Christ would surely not go unnoticed].
"Therefore, when you see that disgusting thing which causes total destruction [i.e., the Roman armies. See Luke 21:20], which Daniel the prophet spoke about [Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11], standing in the sacred place [i.e., Jerusalem and especially the Temple area], (let the reader understand [what is meant by this]),
Eagles » Illustrative » (height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
Eagles » Greatness of its wings alluded to
Eagles » Illustrative » Of great and powerful kings
Eagles » A bird of prey
Wherever there is a dead body, [you can expect to see] vultures gathered there. [Note: This may mean that such a significant event as the coming of Christ would surely not go unnoticed].
Eagles » Called the eagle of the heavens
Eagles » Illustrative » (wings of,) of protection afforded to the church
And the woman was given the two wings of a large eagle so she could fly to her place in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, and times and half a time, from the presence of the snake [i.e., for three and one half years. See 11:2; 12:6].
