“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 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.”
On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which lies before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south. God will appear on the Mount of Olives adjacent to Jerusalem, His descent causing a seismic rupture that splits the mountain and creates an escape route for the threatened people. The physical transformation of the landscape emphasizes the cosmic significance of the eschatological day when the risen Christ returns to establish His kingdom (Christian interpretation places Christ's ascension from the Mount of Olives and anticipates His return there). The valley created by the mountain's splitting provides escape for the threatened population, suggesting that God's intervention creates both salvation and judgment. This verse depicts the most dramatic transformation of creation in fulfillment of redemptive purposes.
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