Micah 1:4
And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place. And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
The verse portrays the Lord's coming in judgment to bring destruction and desolation, with mountains dissolving beneath Him and valleys torn open, as softened wax yields to heat and as rushing water plunges down a slope. That pictured ruin is not mere imagery but scenes of devastation that will come to pass and spread until they are universal. Their becoming worldwide is near, yet the precise time remains unknown. The present shaking and ruin of cities serve as warnings of a still greater punishment yet to come. The devastation seen at San Francisco stands as a sign that these Old Testament prophecies will be fulfilled.