What did Jesus tell those in Judea to do when they see the abomination of desolation?
Jesus instructed those in Judea, when they see the abomination of desolation, to flee into the mountains. He said the one on the housetop should not come down to take anything out. This occurs when the Antichrist defiles the temple in Jerusalem.
Les explains that Matthew 24 is set with Jesus alone with the twelve, answering their question about the signs of His coming and what Israel should look for at Messiah's appearance. Jesus speaks beyond the twelve to the nation of Israel. He cites Daniel's prophecy: in the middle of the seven-year week, the Antichrist will move into Jerusalem, likely from Western Europe, enter the rebuilt temple, and defile it, probably as Antiochus the Syrian did by offering a hog on the altar. According to Daniel, he will then turn on the children of Israel and bring the awful last three-and-a-half years of the Tribulation. When that defilement happens, Jesus says those in Judea—the Jerusalem area—must flee into the mountains, and the one on the housetop must not come down to take anything out.
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: