Feet Standing on the Mount of Olives - Zechariah 14:4

In the book of Zechariah, Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said, “I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off for the city. Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle”, and in chapter fourteen and verse four of Zechariah, Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said, “his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives” where we read,

And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives,

which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives, which shall cleave in the midst thereof

toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley;

and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

The verse reads, “And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, ...” Zechariah began with the words, “and his feet” or “and his, God's Son and Messiah Jesus', physical feet” “shall stand in that day” which means “will remain, endure and present themselves within that time and season” “upon the mount of Olives” or “on the hill or rising above the plain belonging to Olives which refers to the mountain facing Jerusalem on the east side which possesses olive trees”. Zechariah shared how the “Messiah's” physical “feet” would touch down and remain on the mountain of olive trees. (See Acts 1:11-12)

The verse continues, “which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives, which shall cleave in the midst thereof” Zechariah added the words, “which is before Jerusalem” or “that faces the front of and in advance of Jerusalem whose name means teaching of peace and is the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split” “on the east” which means “upon the eastward direction”, “and the mount of Olives” or “and the hill or rising above the plain belonging to Olives which refers to the mountain facing Jerusalem on the east side which possesses olive trees”, “which shall cleave” which means “that will split, break open and divide” “in the midst thereof”or “within the middle of the mountain”. Zechariah shared how the “mountain of Olives” which is located on the eastern side of “Jerusalem” exists as the landing place for the physical “feet” of the Messiah, and when He touches the mountain, the mountain will split in two in the middle of it. (See Micah 1:3-4)

The verse goes on to say, “toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley;” The verse continues, “toward the east” or “to the eastern direction” “and toward the west” which means “and to the western direction”, “and there shall be a very great valley” or “and an exceedingly wide, large and steep gorge or vale will be formed”. Zechariah shared how the “mount of Olives” will split from “east to west” down the middle. 

Finally the verse says, “and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.” The verse concludes with the words, “and half of the mountain” which means “and one-half belonging to the mount of Olives” “shall remove toward the north” or “will depart and proceed to the northern direction”, “and half of it” which means “and one-half of the mount of Olives” “toward the south” or “will depart and proceed to the southern direction”. Zechariah ended this verse by sharing how the “mount of Olives” will move toward the northern and southern directions as it is split down the middle. (See Ezekiel 47:1-12)

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn through Zechariah how the Messiah will descend upon the “mount of Olives”, and when His “feet” touch the ground, the mountain will split in two from a west to east direction. This will cause the two sections of the mountain to move toward the north and the south. A large valley will be formed between the two sections as the Messiah Jesus returns even as the angels proclaimed. (See Acts 1:11-12) Jesus will return as the conquering King who will rule over the entire world, and because He desires to save every person who believes and trusts in Him as their “Savior and Lord”, He came the first time to die on the cross for the sins of the world. When we put our faith and trust in Him, He will forgive our sins and grant us everlasting life, and we shall become part of His Kingdom of saints who return with Him to rule the world. (See Jude 1:14; 1 Thessalonians 3:13) 

Next time Zechariah shared how Jehovah God says, “you shall flee to the valley of the mountains”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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