At Jesus’ second coming, His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives and the mountain will split in two to create a very great valley.
Zechariah 14:4 says the Lord’s feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives before Jerusalem, and the mountain will cleave in the midst, with half moving north and half south. Les Feldick teaches this is a literal, physical return to the exact mountain from which Jesus ascended, and that the split prepares for the Kingdom.
Zechariah 14:4 — This verse directly describes what will happen to the Mount of Olives when the Lord returns.
Acts 1:11 — This verse records the angelic promise that Jesus will return in like manner as He ascended, which Les connects to His return to the Mount of Olives.
Zechariah 14:4 (KJV) says, “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.” The surrounding passage, Zechariah 14:1–3, shows this happens after all nations are gathered against Jerusalem and the city has been taken, and after the Lord goes forth to fight those nations. Zechariah 14:8 then says that living waters will go out from Jerusalem, half toward the former sea and half toward the hinder sea, in summer and winter. Verse 9 says, “And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.”
Les Feldick emphasizes that Zechariah 14:4 is a literal, physical prophecy about the very same Mount of Olives in Jerusalem where Jesus ascended in Acts 1. He points to the angel’s words in Acts 1:11 — “this same Jesus… shall so come in like manner” — and says Jesus left the Mount of Olives head-first and will return feet-first to that same mountain (Clips 2, 6, 7). He warns against spiritualizing the mountain as a heavenly mountain; it is the Mount of Olives before Jerusalem on the east (Clip 4). Les teaches that when the Lord’s feet touch the mountain, it will cleave or separate in the midst, creating a very great valley and preparing for the Kingdom (Clips 1, 5). He connects this split to a river flowing through the area so that the Dead Sea comes alive (Clip 1). He also stresses that after these events, the Lord will be King over all the earth — not just over heaven (Clip 4).
Les Feldick says yes. He points to Zechariah 14:4 where the Lord’s feet stand on the Mount of Olives, and stresses this is not a heavenly mountain — it is the Mount of Olives before Jerusalem on the east (Clips 2, 4). He connects this to Acts 1:11, where the angel said “this same Jesus” would come in like manner as He was seen going into heaven, and says the Lord will return to the same mountain from which He left (Clips 6, 7).
Zechariah 14:4 says the Mount of Olives will cleave in the midst toward the east and west, that there will be a very great valley, and that half of the mountain will remove north and half south. Les points out that this cleaving “prepare[s] for the Kingdom” (Clip 5), and in Clip 1 he describes the split as making room for a river so the Dead Sea comes alive.
According to Zechariah 14:1–3, before the Lord’s feet touch the Mount of Olives, all nations will be gathered against Jerusalem, the city will be taken, houses rifled, women ravished, half the city will go forth, and then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations. Les sees this as the end-time battle, noting Israel will face terrible days in the Tribulation (Clips 0, 2).
After the Lord stands on the Mount of Olives and fights for Israel, Zechariah 14:9 says the LORD shall be King over all the earth. Les highlights this as plain English — the Lord will be King over all the earth, not merely over heaven (Clip 4). He also says the Mount of Olives is still there today, waiting for His return (Clip 7).
End-Time Gathering of Nations Against Jerusalem
Les reads Zechariah 14:1 where the Lord gathers all nations against Jerusalem and notes Israel will face terrible days in the Tribulation — setting the stage for the Lord’s return to the Mount of Olives.
The Mount of Olives Split and the Valley
Les directly explains Zechariah 14:4 — the Lord’s feet stand on the Mount of Olives east of Jerusalem, and the mountain splits to make a very great valley, with half moving south and half north; he ties this to a river making the Dead Sea alive.
Literal Return to the Same Mount of Olives
Les identifies the Lord’s feet as the same Lord who ascended from the Mount of Olives in Acts 1, and stresses this is the literal Mount of Olives on earth, not one in heaven.
Daniel 2 Explained: The Stone Kingdom That Fills the Earth
"...I'll gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken," that is Jerusalem. "...the houses rifled, and the women ravished, and half the city shall go forth." Then verse 3, "...then shall the Lord Jehovah go forth," that's the return of Christ, this is the second coming, "...and fight against those nations as when He fought in the day of battle." Then verse 4, "...
Don’t Spiritualize the Mount of Olives / King Over All the Earth
Les warns against spiritualizing the mountain as a heavenly mountain and quotes Zechariah 14:9 that the Lord shall be King over all the earth.
Cleaving Prepares for the Kingdom
Les notes the Mount of Olives will cleave or separate “in the midst thereof” and says this prepares for the Kingdom.
Second Coming and the Acts Ascension Promise
Les connects Zechariah 14:4 to the angel’s promise in Acts 1 that this same Jesus will come in like manner as the disciples saw Him go; His feet will stand on the Mount.
Feet-First Return to the Waiting Mountain
Les says Jesus left the Mount of Olives head-first and will return feet-first; the Mount of Olives is still there, waiting for Him.
Zechariah 14:4: 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.
This is the key verse describing the splitting of the Mount of Olives when the Lord returns.
Zechariah 14:8: And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
This verse follows the Mount of Olives split and shows living waters flowing from Jerusalem to the seas on either side.
Zechariah 14:9: And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
This verse states the outcome of the Lord’s return to the Mount of Olives — He will be King over all the earth.
Acts 1:11: Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
This verse records the angelic promise that the same Jesus who ascended from the Mount of Olives will return in the same manner.
According to Zechariah 14:4, it will cleave through the middle, creating a very great valley, but it remains the Mount of Olives before Jerusalem on the east. It doesn’t say the mountain will be destroyed; rather, it is split so half moves north and half moves south.
Les Feldick says Zechariah 14 is prophecy directed to the nation of Israel. In Clip 0 he notes that the events of Zechariah 14 involve Israel going through terrible days in the Tribulation before the Lord returns.
Yes. Les teaches the Lord’s feet will stand on the same Mount of Olives from which He ascended — the one that is before Jerusalem on the east, not a mountain in heaven (Clips 2, 4, 7).
Les teaches the split creates a very great valley and prepares for the Kingdom, and he connects it to a river that brings life to the Dead Sea (Clips 1, 5).
Watch the Teaching: Christ's Second Coming: What Acts 1 & Zechariah 14 Reveal