Cepher Blog

Translating anew the reference to the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost

11.14.2025 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

In the King James Version (KJV) bible, there are two source references which we can review in respect of the use of the phrase Holy Spirit and Holy Ghost respectively. The translators of the KJV used the word “spirit” 456 times, in the following verses: Old Testament ... Read More

The Aleph Tav

10.22.2025 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Many of the Greek translations set forth the statement made in Chizayon (Revelation) thusly: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Chizayon 1:8 We note for purposes of transliteration, first, that the E... Read More

The correction in Matthew 24:29

9.16.2025 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

In the text of the Cepher, we have located a few anomalies that require addressing. Among those is the passage found in Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24:29. This is how it reads in most English bibles: Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not ... Read More

Observing the Shabbaths and the Feasts

9.14.2025 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Observing the Shabbath is something for believers in the Messiah: Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the Besorah preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not ... Read More

The Seasons - A study on the Appointed Times

5.30.2025 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we continue our journey of discovering the calendar, one of its purposes is to determine the timing of the Appointed Feasts of Yahuah. We will explore in much more detail the scripture related to the timing of the first of the year, and how to find the months set forth in scripture. There may be ... Read More

The Common Prayer

5.28.2025 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Many of us, having been reared in the Christian tradition, were taught a prayer that is recited by rote in virtually every Western language. For instance, here is the prayer in Russian: Отче наш, сущий на небесах! да святится имя Твое; да приидет Царствие Твое; да будет воля Твоя и на земле, как н... Read More

Faith! Not Fear

4.8.2025 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

While the world may tell us to fear and to be afraid, we are not called to do so. Instead, we are called to live our lives through faith. For it is written: He is good, and his mercy endures forever! Now is not the time for us to cower in fear - neither should we make decisions out of fear, for fe... Read More

The Declension of the Name

4.1.2025 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The King James Authorized Version of 1611 says the following: Sing vnto God, sing praises to his Name: extoll him that rideth vpon the heauens, by his Name Iah, and reioyce before him. Psalm 68:4 KJV-AV With this, we can see that the name has always been known, yet suppressed in favor of the vu... Read More

The myth of Romulus and Remus and the ties to ancient scripture

5.30.2024 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

A recent review of the myth concerning Romulus and Remus evidenced a factual pattern that appeared to me to be a bit conspicuous and repetitive. As a “pattern recognition specialist” (thanks Ashton Lawson), I took a closer look. According to Brittany Garcia, in her post of 18 April 20... Read More

The Scarlet Thread

5.7.2024 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We begin with a discussion of the scarlet: And Yahuah spoke unto Mosheh, saying: 2 This shall be the Torah of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: 3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of lepro... Read More

A garment without a seam

5.1.2024 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Now Yashar’el loved Yoceph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors. Bere’shiyth (Genesis) 37:3 וְיִשְׂרָאֵל אָהַב אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִכָּל־בָּנָיו כִּי־בֶן־זְקֻנִים הוּא לוֹ וְעָשָׂה לוֹ כְּתֹנֶת פַּסִּים׃ V’Yas... Read More

Strong's Concordance makes a case for the Sacred Names

2.1.2024 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let us take a look at the name Yahuah, but more in depth at the name Yahusha. There is a well-known saying among the modern generations: "Haters gotta hate", and few manifest hatred as well as those who hate the Sacred Names. If you agree that there is in fact a name set forth in scripture f... Read More

Who are the ben’i Elohiym?

12.13.2023 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying: Of a truth you are the Son of Elohiym. Mattithyahu (Matthew) 14:33 Here is this phrase we see the use of the Greek terms θεου υιος (Theos uios). The practice of the את ... Read More

The Book of Jasher | The Veracity of the Cepher Yashar

9.7.2023 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There are those who flat-footedly declare the book of Jasher to be fake, claiming that the book was somehow reverse engineered, using Bible texts that appear to quote from it (and the examples are set forth herein) as just the opposite – that the writer(s) of Yashar somehow quoted the existing... Read More

Genetics in Scripture

6.11.2023 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As my studies continue, I find the correlation between scripture and the revelation of the science of genetics to be astounding. For instance, we see the very first book of scripture to be identified as Genesis. One deduction, which can be achieved in discernment, is to break this word into two word... Read More

For the Elect's Sake

3.2.2023 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Today's world is overwhelmed with trouble; but a unique promise is given to the Elect - a promise of hope and not fear; the promise of life and not death. It is for you to know these things and to find solace in the word of Yahuah. The promise made that there would be an Elect is the oldest promis... Read More

Two Nations

12.22.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

It is written: "Two nations are in your womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from your generation." And so the prophecy of the Two Houses of Ya'aqov (Jacob) and Esau would set forth a course of history which would lead us to the curious place we find ourselves now. We have explored th... Read More

The Observance of Chanukkah

12.5.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The Scriptural Foundations of Chanukah (originally published on 12/01/13) For so many, Chanukkah is a problem. The eight day festival which begins on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month on the biblical calendar is practiced by those in Judaism, yet it does not have its establishment on this da... Read More

The Season of Thanksgiving

11.14.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spoke unto Ezra the scribe to bring the Cepher of the Torah of Mosheh, which Yahuah had commanded to Yashar’el. 2 And Ezra the priest brought the Torah before the assembly both... Read More

The Reconciliation of Heaven and Earth

11.8.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Reconciliation - a mighty word in a fallen world. As we look to the schema that is modern life, can we say we are happy with our current condition? Many things have gone wrong with the world we expected; the world we were promised; the world we thought we knew. But, even as far as our misgivings hav... Read More

Mishkan - The Pattern of the Tabernacle

10.28.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Much of the discussion in the prophetic community today concerns the ominous idea of a third temple being built - that somehow the sealed and cryptic prophecies of Daniy'el might come to be revealed in our time. How often have we heard that a "third" temple would be built, and that the "antichrist" ... Read More

The Testimonies of An'chi

10.20.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

For the first time, the name title of An'chi shall be raised among you - different from the understanding given by the Masoretes all of those decades ago, and more illustrative than the English interpreters have cared to admit. There is something here - buried within the ancient Ivriyt text - that w... Read More

The Book of Enoch, the Watchers, and Canonicity

10.17.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

One of the interesting things about the את Cepher scriptures is its inclusion of the Cepher Chanoch (Book of Enoch). For those who know of this book, you know that there are actually three books of Enoch. First is the Cepher Chanoch (Book of Enoch) as found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, which is se... Read More

In Common Subjection to the Faith

10.13.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

While there are many disparities among believers - whether it be the name of the Creator, the Savior, the calendar, the shape of the earth, even the tenets and expectation of the faith - we are yet called to a common understanding. Can we reach that, or will we always be at odds with one another? ... Read More

Ingather - the Fall Feasts of Yahuah

9.1.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Who doesn't have a question in their heart about what is coming on the earth? It seems as though we are reaching a climax of events, bringing to us yet another shift away from the world we once knew. Our lives and the freedoms we took for granted back during the fall feasts of 2019 have now disappea... Read More

The Wheat and the Tares - a study on the seed of Yashar'el

8.18.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we consider the mysteries now being revealed in these End Times, one mystery which rises from the writings of the ancient scribes concerns the promises given to the seed of Yashar'el (Israel). Who is this seed? And what can this possibly mean? Yet, the lineage of Yashar'el is carefully traced, ... Read More

Revelation Revisited: A New Understanding

8.11.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Over the years, the interpreters of scripture have sought to decipher the cryptic messages of the Cepher Chazon (the Book of Revelation). For many it is possibly the only book of scripture ever read from beginning to end. For others, it remains a mystery as their pastor or church may have forbidden ... Read More

Tisha B'Av - The coming day of destruction

8.4.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

From the time the ancient Yashar'eliym (Israelites) muttered against Yahuah Elohiym, having traveled across the wilderness to find the land of milk and honey only to discover the land occupied by giants - nephiliym and the sons of Anaq - and losing all faith in the one who had parted the sea for the... Read More

The Standards of Yashar'el

7.29.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There is much to discuss when raising the issue of the house of Yashar’el (Israel). Prophecy was given by Ya’aqov (Jacob); designation was given by Mosheh (Moses); stones were selected and placed for the priest. And importantly, standards were raised over their houses. What were these ... Read More

The Stones of Caphire

7.21.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

In the את Cepher Millennium Edition, we make use of the word caphire (pronounced the same as sapphire). Some of you may have questions concerning this, so let’s take a look and see what is going on in the Cepher. We begin with the following: Shemoth (Exodus) 24:9-10 Then went up Mosheh, an... Read More

Apocrypha: To read or not to read

7.21.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

In the emergence of the faith, people find themselves in the company of others with whom they find great discomfort. The Greeks loved the scriptures, but found great discomfort in their associations with those Jews who were keeping the Sabbath. Far better to dissociate with them and put a distance b... Read More

A Prayer For The Nations

7.14.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

In this time and at this hour, the United States must reconcile itself not only before the one who blessed our creation and who sustained us as a people and a nation, but before our brothers and sisters throughout the world. We have greatly troubled the world since we became the king of the mounta... Read More

The Fall of the House of Babylon

7.7.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Recently, a tablet was found at the sight of Joshua’s Altar on Mount Ebal near the Palestinian city of Nablus (formerly called Shechem). This tablet was named the “curse tablet” as it contained the word “cursed” ten times. This is a significant sign of the times given t... Read More

The Life of the Soul

6.30.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

What does it mean to be “born again”? How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? In our born-again metaphor, the soul is likened to an infant at the time of its birth – at the time of the child’s first breat... Read More

The Wrath of Indignation

6.27.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There is a time of indignation. A time when the whole land will be destroyed. Have we arrived at such a time? There are those who believe that the current course of action will remain efficacious – that which worked before will work again, given the assumption that the path of decadence has... Read More

The Latter Days

6.16.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The Latter Days – what are they? When are they? What do the prophecies spell for mankind? Is the consistent promise of Yahuah Elohiym present in all of these prophecies? Or is it an extraordinary time of wrath and judgment, where even the elect are chastised and forgotten? Are there particular... Read More

The Darkness of Disbelief

6.14.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Recently, at the World Humanist Congress and the World Founding Congress of Freethought at Oslo on 19 February 2012, a certain Dr. Vijayam told the audience the following: “There is no force on earth which can stop the onward march of atheism. The growth of science, scientific outlook, and ... Read More

Life After Death

6.9.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Many of us ask the question: What happens after we die? Some believe there is nothing following this life – just an end to consciousness and a perpetual darkness. This condition is described in scripture and is called “Sheol”. Those who led Judea held various views on this – ... Read More

50 Days - the Counting of the Omer to Shevu'oth

6.2.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we look out at a world that grows darker, as the hearts of men grow cold toward one another and the beast system is lifted up over man, one may wonder if any spiritual light remains. As the great apostasy rises in anticipation of the revealing of the man of lawlessness - that man of sin and son o... Read More

Tongues of Fire: The Baptism of the Ruach Ha'Qodesh among the children of Yashar'el

5.19.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This blog has been updated with scriptures from the Millennium Edition את Cepher.) Let’s begin with an understanding of the Ruach Ha’Qodesh (interpreted in English as the Holy Spirit): The phrase Ruach Qodesh’u appears only twice in the Tanakh: Yesha`yahu 63:10 and 63:11. (... Read More

The King, the Lawgiver, and the Judge

5.19.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we witness the failure of the west and its collapse into a new dark age, many look for a new solution. Some look for a Great Reset; some look for a New World Order; some are simply looking for a bail-out. In all of this, many ask the question: Who shall lead us? Who shall be our guide? Who shall ... Read More

A Covenant With Life

5.12.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There are many paths a person may take in this life. Sometimes we chose wisely - sometimes we aren't given a choice, but our path is handed to us by another. Sometimes our path is a path of destruction, where we seek death but are too afraid to find it, so we pursue it secretly by means of self-dest... Read More

Make you a Seraph

5.5.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Mosheh (Moses) seemed to be at odds with Yahuah - arguing with him about whether he was called to lead the house of Yashar'el (Israel) out of Mitsrayim (Egypt) and into the promised land, striking the rock twice and so on. But hidden deep in the Ivriyt (Hebrew) text is an example of his disobedience... Read More

Building Yerushalayim - the call to the remnant in the changing world

4.28.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We are now entering into a very trying time - maybe the greatest trial the world has ever faced. Normal has left the building, and what knocks at the door is chaos, war, plague, and famine. For those trapped in Babylon, the future has been well-predicted as its destruction will come in a single hour... Read More

The Stones of Sapphire

4.20.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We begin with the following: Shemoth (Exodus) 24:9-10 Then went up Mosheh, and Aharon, Nadav, and Aviyhu, and seventy of the elders of Yashar’el: 10 And they saw את eth the Elohai of Yashar’el: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as ... Read More

The End Has Come - The prophecy of Ezekiel 7

4.7.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The time has come to review some of the most difficult prophecy found in scripture - a prophecy which reflects the perfect judgment of the Creator in his good measure. Ezekiel has something specific to say about this matter, particularly in Chapter 7, which will be discussed here. But there is a s... Read More

9-11: The prophecy of the coming affliction

3.31.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we consider the events unfolding in this world, we might ask whether there are prophecies which speak to these times. 9-11 speaks to these times still, as the affliction began with our adoption of the curse found in Yesha'yahu (Isaiah) 9:10. We claimed it then, and we claim even today with "... Read More

Beliya'al Revealed - The conclusion of the matter

3.24.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The forensic investigation continues! In this discussion, we will review additional facts which will lead to an entirely new conclusion! Methinks you will be shocked when all of the cards are put on the table! In this investigation, we will look at the testimony and try to determine who actually g... Read More

Sons of Beliya'al - A crime scene investigation

3.10.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

One of the greatest crimes in history is documented in the Cepher Shofetiym (the Book of Judges); and one of the most tragic acts of revenge would follow. But was it justified? What do we know about the Sons of Beliya'al? Did Binyamin lie about the involvement? Were the sons of Beliya'al of the tr... Read More

The Rhythm of Life - Part 2

2.17.2022 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

When should we be keeping the Sabbath? Does it depend on a solar calendar? A lunar calendar? A soli-lunar calendar? What do the scriptures say about the Sabbath? Once we determine such a thing, when does the Sabbath start during the day? Does it start on the preceding evening? Or the following morni... Read More