Cepher Blog

The mark, the name, and the number – Part Two

4.16.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

This passage in Chizayon (Revelation) 18 gets even more interesting when you consider it in light of the preceding verse: Chizayon (Revelation) 13:16-18 And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 ... Read More

The mark, the name, and the number – Part One

4.15.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Recently, I have received a question as to the “symbol” which appears in Chizayon (Revelation) 13:18. Let’s take a look at the verse in question: Chizayon (Revelation) 13:18: Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding calculate the number of the beast: fo... Read More

The Blood Moons: Part Four – The Words of Mashiach

4.10.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let’s finish this discussion about the stones of fire to see if we can reveal the meaning of the words of Mashiach: Mattithyahu (Matthew) 3:7-9 But when he saw many of the Parashiym and Tsadoqiym come to his immersion, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to... Read More

The Blood Moons: Part Three – The Counterfeiter

4.9.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Enter the counterfeiter – he clusters himself with some of the stones in an imitation of the priesthood, yet it is incomplete. Yekhezq’el (Ezekiel) 28:11-19 Moreover the Word of YAHUAH came unto me, saying, 12 son of Adam, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tsor, and say u... Read More

The Blood Moons: Part Two – The Twelve Stones of Fire

4.8.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Now again, we have the instruction concerning the gathering of twelve stones. Devariym (Deuteronomy) 27:1-4 And Mosheh with the elders of Yisra’el commanded את eth-the people, saying, Guard את eth-all the commandments which I command you this day. 2 And it shall be on the ... Read More

The Blood Moons: Part One - The Breastplate of Judgment

4.7.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Mark Biltz’s discovery of the timing of the lunar eclipses on biblical feast days is an important one. Although the question of when and the prophecy’s applicability to modern prophecy is much discussed, the meaning of the eclipses – and in particular the sequences w... Read More

The timing of the Crucifixion

4.2.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let’s review the timing of the Pecach. This begins on the 14th day of the month in the evening. Of course, on YAH’s calendar, the day always begins at sundown. Let’s review the fundamentals: Bere’shiyth (Genesis) 1:14 And ELOHIYM said, Let there b... Read More

The timing of Pecach (Passover)

4.1.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

A question continues to arise as to the timing of the moed called Passover or Pecach. Any time the issue of the calendar arises, so many challenges are raised as to the calculation of the day. One commentator has gone so far as to say that the establishment of the calendar can only be do... Read More

Understanding Prophecy

3.31.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

If, as a pastor or disciple of sacred scripture, a decision has been made to actually study prophecy, there may be many other questions as to how to go about obtaining the best understanding of prophecy. We begin then with the following understanding: Devariym (Deuteronomy) 29:29 Now the ... Read More

The Private Interpretation of Prophecy

3.30.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Kepha Sheniy (2 Peter) 1:20 It is written that knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. This phrase is certainly worthy of discussion. Pursuant to this phrase, no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. This rules out any ... Read More

The Study of Prophecy

3.29.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The Barna Research Group discovered in the year 2003 that 98% of those who call themselves Christians in the United States and 96% of their pastors do not believe that prophecy is worth knowing or studying. Why should we read prophecy, if it always results in divergent opinion? ... Read More

Romaiym 7 – What is Sha’ul actually saying? Part 2

3.27.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let us continue to peruse the writing in Romaiym (Romans) 7. From verse 2 through verse 6, given the context of the discussion, we have elected to replace the word law, typically used in place of the Greek nomos, with the word mitzvah, meaning a singular command. Romaiym (Roma... Read More

Romaiym 7 – What is Sha’ul actually saying? Part 1

3.26.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We often wrestle with the words we find in the Greek Stephanus Textus Receptus, particularly when reviewing the writings in the epistles. Sha’ul (Paul) can prove to be very difficult. For instance, let’s take a walk through Romaiym 7. In this chapter, we found ... Read More

Who is Midyan?

3.22.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

It is worth our time here to consider the slaughter of Midyan, is it not? Who is Midyan, and when did this slaughter occur? Bere’shiyth (Genesis) 25:1-2 And again Avraham took a woman, and her name was Qeturah. 2 And she bore him את eth-Zimran, and את eth-Yoqshan, and את... Read More

The duration of the ministry of HAMASHIACH

3.20.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

I have been asked the question if the ministry of the Messiah (HaMashiach) lasted about a year? The short answer is “no”. I have written about the timing of the birth and the life of YAHUSHA, which I will summarize it here. According to scripture, first consider th... Read More

The Feast of Pecach (Passover)

3.19.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

One disciple of scripture has asked a very good question concerning the timing of the crucifixion. She writes, “When Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12, and Luke 22:1 begin speaking about the crucifixion of Yeshua, it states that it was the first day of unleavened bread. Now accord... Read More

The blessing of Leviy and Yahudah

3.15.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

One of the most significant prophetic scriptures which have come to influence the ways of the Western World is the blessing of Ya’akov on his twelve sons found in Bere’shiyth (Genesis) 49. So many of the patterns set forth there have worked in the way foretold for all of t... Read More

Daniye’l and the Return of Babylon

3.13.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There is a great book that was published in the 19th Century called The Two Babylons. In this book, there is a discussion that examines the question of two Babylons. Let’s see if there is scriptural support for this proposition, and what we might be able to determine. In... Read More

The King of Babel and the Repha’iym

3.12.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

For those of you who have followed this blog for some time and have read the posts about the War to Come, we now enter into territory in our discussion of the Repha’iym which may have a current application, as the prophecy of Yesha’yahu is made manifest in our world following th... Read More

The Giants - Part 5

3.11.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Again, we are talking about the last eight passages of scripture where the traditional translations have used the word dead in place of the Hebrew word Repha’iym. A few passages have been discussed already, and a few remain: Mishlei (Proverbs) 9:13-18 A foolish woman is clamor... Read More

The Giants - Part 4

3.10.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As referenced in the last post, there are eight times when the word Repha’iym is not interpreted as giants in the preexisting English translations, Strong’s giving a second number to an identical Hebrew word to accommodate the difference. Let’s take a look at some of the o... Read More

The Giants - Part 3

3.9.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

One of the things that has become more evident within the confines of the Eth Cepher, is the discussion of the Nephiliym, a word which appears in the Hebrew many times in the early books of Moshe (Moses) and Yahusha (Joshua). Bere’shiyth (Genesis) 6:4 There were Nephiliym in the ear... Read More

The Giants - Part 2

3.6.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The giants referred to in Bere’shiyth, and described with more particularity in the cepher Chanoch (book of Enoch), Yovheliym (book of Jubilees), and referenced in Kepha Sheniy (2 Peter) and Yahudah (Jude), are those giants that were present before the flood, in the antediluvian perio... Read More

The Giants - Part 1

3.5.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

It is time to crack the nut, so to speak. We begin with a passage in the cepher Chanoch (the Book of Enoch): Chanoch (Enoch) 8:1-15 It happened after the sons of men had multiplied in those days that daughters were born to them, elegant and beautiful. 2 And when the Watchers, the so... Read More

The practice of Puriym (Purim)

3.4.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

First, let us ask ourselves who are these people who should be practicing this feast of Puriym? Additions to Ecster (Esther) 5:8 There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; and their Torah is diverse from all people... Read More

The wisdom of Artachshasta in Additions

3.3.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

One of the beauties of having transliterated the text to restore the actual names is that sometimes we come up with a nearly unpronounceable transliteration. This is the case with Artachshasta, formerly known as Artaxerxes (which had eventually become pronounceable). He is the o... Read More

Observing Puriym (Purim)

3.2.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

This coming week brings in a very interesting time – the feast of Puriym (Purim, in the traditional spelling). While there is plenty of discussion concerning this feast, the fast of Ecter (Esther), and the story of Haman, how much do we really know about Puriym? Let&rsqu... Read More

The two trees

3.1.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have discussed the stauros pendiculum, the stauros being the stake fixed in the ground, and the pendiculum the cross beam which would make the tree in the shape of the Paleo Hebrew Tav, and the Greek Tau. And in looking into the prophecy of Yekhezq’el 37, we discover that the... Read More

Salvation by the blood shed on the cross

2.27.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we discuss the shed blood of the lamb of YAHUAH, let us consider the full scope of the work on the cross. Yahuchanon Rishon (I John) 2:1-2 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, YAHUSHA HAMASHIACH the... Read More

The Passover Lamb

2.26.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let us discuss for a moment the propitiation of the work on the cross – the stauros pendiculum – and its meaning for those of us who gather under it. Vayiqra (Leviticus) 17:11 For the life (nefesh) of the flesh (basar) is in the blood (dawm): and I have given (natan) it to you... Read More

Retaining the word “cross”

2.24.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have two words to deal with here, in regard to the controversial term, cross. In the Greek these words are stauros and stauro’o. Let’s start with the word stauro’o, which in most applications is a verb, and it is the word which is interpreted as crucify or cruci... Read More

Our changes in Mattithyahu (Matthew) 28:1

2.22.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Recently, a question has been raised concerning the translation of the verse Mattithyahu 28:1. Initially, in the first edition of the את Eth Cepher, the verse read as: In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to draw near toward the first day of the week, came Miryam of Migdal a... Read More

The war to come – Amoc speaks concerning Yisra’el

2.20.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we continue on in the discovery of this prophecy concerning that which will befall the house of Yisra’el in the latter days, let us now review the words of Amoc. Amoc (Amos) 2:6-8 Thus says YAHUAH; For three transgressions of Yisra’el, and for four, I will not turn away the... Read More

The divorce of Yisra’el

2.19.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we have discussed just previously, the remarrying of a spouse who was divorced is considered an abomination under the word of YAHUAH. Let’s consider the words of Yermiyahu in regard to the house of Yisra’el. Yermiyahu (Jeremiah) 3:1 They say: If a man put away his wom... Read More

The abominations of Yisra’el

2.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have seen that the house of Yisra’el – Yasharon – also provoked YAHUAH to anger with abominations. Let’s take a look at this word abomination, the practice of which brings on the anger of YAH, remembering that in this case, we are talking about abominations (the p... Read More

The war to come – Moshe’s warning to Yisra’el

2.17.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have discussed the order of Amoc, which is rather systematic in its discourse, describing a prophecy which begins two years after the great earthquake, and when the habitation of the shepherds mourn and Karmel withers. In modernity, can we associate this with the great quake in Japan o... Read More

The war to come – judgment on Yisra’el

2.13.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have discussed the harbingers associated with those people who have claimed the declaration: “the bricks have fallen, we will rebuild with hewn stones;” i.e., the house if Yisra’el. Yesha’yahu had much to say about this judgment, but he is not alone. Here are the ... Read More

The war to come – then comes Yahudah

2.12.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Of course, this is a difficult prophecy, for few in Israel wish to hear what is said here. The rabbis know, however, and the people in Tel Aviv deny, but Amoc is clear. Yahudah will not escape that which comes. Who is Yahudah? It is anomalous that Yahudah should call its... Read More

The war to come – Jordan follows Edom

2.11.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The discussion in the Cepher Amoc concerning a nation we now call Jordan is a two-fold discussion, because Jordan is a two-fold nation; the joining of Ammon (northern Jordan) and Mo’av (southern Jordan). Therefore, two prophecies are present in Amoc. Amoc (Amos) 1:13-15 ... Read More

The circumcision of the heart

2.10.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

What does it mean to have a circumcised heart? At the bare minimum it means not to be stiffnecked. What does it mean to be stiffnecked if it doesn’t mean refusing to hear the word of YAH? But it means even more, as at its root is the failure to fear YAHUAH, to hold him in awesom... Read More

The war to come – Edom follows Tyre

2.9.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we walk through the judgments set forth in Amoc, we find that the events appear to be following in order. Karmel withered, the habitation of the shepherds mourned, the judgment comes on Damascus, then Gaza, then Tyre (Tsor), . . then Edom. Amoc (Amos) 1:11 Thus says YAHUAH; For t... Read More

John 3:16

2.8.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Maybe the most important passage in all scripture for those of us who cling to the tsiyttsiyt of YAHUSHA; who claim the blood of his sacrifice; who claim the propitiation of his mercy seat; and who worship the Creator in spirit and in truth, following his way, his truth and his life. ... Read More

The war to come – the house within a house

2.6.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we have discussed earlier in the post The war to come – who is Babylon?, Babel has more than one meaning. Because there are two beits (Bs), we have a symbol of two houses – the house of Ba’al and the house of EL. In one instance, the house of EL is captive or exil... Read More

The war to come – the fate of the one called the Assyrian

2.5.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As our discourse continues on what lies ahead for the house of Yisra’el – those who have pronounced the declaration “the bricks have fallen . . .” – the prophecy of Yisha’yahu takes time to discuss a person he calls the Assyrian. Yesha’yahu (Isaia... Read More

The war to come – his hand is stretched out still.

2.4.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let us now consider the judgment that comes upon those who make the decrees within this land of Yitzra’el, which is set forth in the 10th chapter of Yesha’yahu: Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 10:1-4 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which th... Read More

The war to come – the judgment following 9/11

2.3.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

While others have expanded on the relationship between the shemitah year and harbingers, our discussion will concentrate on the words that are found in the scriptures themselves, in order that we might come to see that which lies ahead. Each judgment of YAH is circumscribed with the p... Read More

The war to come – the 9/11 prophecy

2.2.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The word harbinger has moved into the vernacular as a meaningful part of the conversation concerning the traumatic events of September 11, 2001, commonly known as 9-11. This word is now associated with the shemitah (sabbatical) year, or the seventh year in the cycles of years. The t... Read More

The war to come – who is Babylon?

1.30.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We, at the Eth Cepher, refer to Babylon as Babel, which is consistent with its Hebrew name, which is spelled beit, beit, lamed (BBL). This name has its own intrinsic meaning. The letter beit is the letter which means 'the house' (and is the word for house, such as Beyt Lechem, o... Read More

The war to come – the second exodus

1.29.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

An interesting discussion follows the judgment of Yisra’el in America under the Assyrian as discussed in Yesha’yahu 9 and 10. Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 11:1-9 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Yishay, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the ... Read More

The war to come – the judgment of Edom

1.28.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Our prophecy of the war to come as set forth in the Cepher Amoc continues: Amoc (Amos) 1:11 Thus says YAHUAH; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his a... Read More