Zechariah 14:5 says, "You shall flee by the valley of my mountains." This was the prophetic blueprint for the escape of the first-century saints. While the unrepentant nation was trapped in the "cup of reeling" within Jerusalem, the believers were given a divine exit path.
Historians Eusebius and Epiphanius record that the Christians in Jerusalem, having been warned by prophecy (specifically Jesus’ words in Matthew 24:16), fled the city in AD 66 when the Roman General Cestius Gallus temporarily retreated. They crossed the Jordan and took refuge in Pella. This historical event perfectly fulfills the command to flee the doomed city, ensuring that not a single Christian perished in the horrific slaughter of AD 70.