Zechariah 14:4
“On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley.”
King James Version
Fulfillment References
Acts 1:11-12 Revelation 19:11-16 Matthew 24:3
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
The Mount of Olives overlooks Jerusalem's eastern side. Geological fault lines in the region make a literal earthquake scenario physically plausible.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishEnd-time divine intervention in Jerusalem — still future.
CatholicFulfilled at the Second Coming; Acts 1:11 says Jesus will return as he left.
ProtestantJesus ascended from the Mount of Olives; he returns there.
DispensationalLiteralists point to geological fault lines as the mechanism for the splitting.
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