How does Zechariah 14:4 compare with the Book of Acts about Jesus' return?
Zechariah 14:4 matches Acts in describing Jesus' feet standing on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, at His return. This contrasts with Paul's statement that Christ comes only to the atmosphere, where believers meet Him in the air. The first is earthly; the second is atmospheric.
Les explains that Zechariah 14:4 should be compared with the Book of Acts. He notes Paul's teaching that Christ is only going to come to the atmosphere, and believers meet Him in the air. In contrast, Zechariah 14:4 says that His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is on the east before Jerusalem, just as Acts describes. Thus the passage distinguishes an aerial meeting from a literal earthly landing on the Mount of Olives.
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.
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How does Paul's teaching about meeting Christ in the air compare with Zechariah 14:4?
Les contrasts Paul's statement that Christ comes only to the atmosphere with Zechariah 14:4's statement that His feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives.