What kind of people make up the group that flees from Jerusalem?
The group fleeing Jerusalem is a cross section of any society, including men, women, young women, and children. It encompasses retired well-to-do individuals, the working class, and agricultural workers. They flee to the mountains at the midpoint of the Tribulation.
Les explains that the group fleeing from Jerusalem is not the 144,000, but rather a cross section of any society. It includes men, women, young women, and children. He notes it also includes a retired, well-to-do individual with a house full of possessions, as well as the working class, specifically agricultural workers in the field. They are told to flee to the mountains of Judea without going back for anything, because time is of the essence. This is an analogy to the escape out of Egypt, and just as God protected and provided for the Jews in the wilderness, He will protect and provide for these escaping Jews coming out of the environs of Jerusalem at the midpoint of the Tribulation.