Cepher Blog

There is none like me.

10.8.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The arguments of old found in Arianism have recently risen again among those who are willing to denounce the divinity of HAMASHIACH based upon scriptural premises which have been raised since the second century. Let’s take a look at one of these texts: Yesha’yahu (Isaiah... Read More

Breaking Wedlock (Committing Adultery)

10.6.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have recently received the following inquiry: I have recently purchased 3 Cephers from you. I am very concerned about Matthew 19:9 saying that he who remarries breaks wedlock. Where has this term “breaks wedlock” come from? Blessings and shalom The verse in question as fo... Read More

Under The Law

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a three-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, January 12-16, 2015.) Let’s crack the nut on this subject, shall we? First we need to discuss a couple of terms that may reveal a great deal on this subject. We start with the terms that are used to discuss the word ... Read More

Canonicity: What is it?

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a five-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, May 26-31, 2015.) What is canonizing a book all about anyway? The council of Nicea was the first to create a canon (read: rule of the newly formed Catholic - or "universal" - Church). The canonization of the books was well d... Read More

The Fig Tree

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a three-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, June 6-8, 2015.) There is a broad discussion about the fig tree in both the Tanakh and the Brit Chadashah. Can we decipher a meaning? Shofetiym (Judges) 9:7-9 And when they told it to Yotham, he went and stood in the t... Read More

The Blood Moons

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a multiple-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, April 7-10, 2015.) The Breastplate of Judgment 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 applicab... Read More

The War To Come

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a multiple-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, January-February, 2015.) Karmel withers We interrupt this blog post to bring you a prophecy update concerning the impending third world war. Please check your Cepher to corroborate the information given here, and compar... Read More

What is Faith?

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a multiple-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, November 17-24, 2014.) There are two words worthy of consideration in regard to understanding the English word faith. The one is the Hebrew word emunah, and the second is the Greek word pistis. Both of these words are fou... Read More

What is Forgiveness?

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a four-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, October 23-28, 2014.) And so today I heard in my spirit that YAH was placing a crown of thorns on my head – the thorns of forgiveness. I was asked to consider each thorn as the pain inflicted on me, from the most grievo... Read More

Who Are the Giants in Scripture?

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a five-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, March 5-11, 2015.) It is time to crack the nut, so to speak. We begin with a passage in Chanok: Chanok (Enoch) 8:1-15 It happened after the sons of men had multiplied in those days that daughters were born to them, eleg... Read More

Who Are The Remnant?

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a four-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, June 9-12, 2015.) As we discuss the issue of salvation in those times of tribulation called Jacob’s trouble, the end of the age, the day of YAHUAH, and so on, many questions arise about the remnant. Who are they, how ar... Read More

Who Now Are The Levites?

8.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

(This article first appeared as a seven-part blog by Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, November 3-10, 2014.) The blessing of Leviy and Yahudah 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 ... Read More

Another prayer of David

6.14.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

I must admit to enjoying the discovery of the prayers of David in the Hebrew. Of course, this is not a discipline for everyone, but for those of you seeking a spiritual moment of prayer in the Hebrew, below is the transliterated prayer of David from the book of Dvrei Hayamiym Rishon (... Read More

The remnant - Part Four

6.12.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The remnant, or the residue, has one connotation at the time of MASHIACH, and another at the time of the end of the age. Lucas (Luke) 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of ELOHIYM: but to the remnant in parables; that seeing they might not see, and... Read More

The remnant - Part Three

6.11.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let us consider yet another example of this discussion of the remnant Bearing in mind that we are discussing the use of the Greek word λοιπος loipoy, (Strong’s 3062) which means the remaining ones, the others which remain, the remnant, the r... Read More

The remnant - Part Two

6.10.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have seen in our review of the remnant, that the discourses in the Besor’oth (gospels) does not appear to be favorable to this group. Let see if we can find other references: Mattithyahu (Matthew) 25:1-13 Then shall the Kingdom of YAHUAH be likened unto ten virgins, which took th... Read More

The remnant - Part One

6.9.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we discuss the issue of salvation in those times of tribulation called Jacob’s trouble, the end of the age, the day of YAHUAH, and so on, many questions arise about the remnant. Who are they, how are they determined, and equally important, how many will there be? Bear in mi... Read More

The Fig Tree – Part Three

6.8.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Finally, and in the last instance of this discussion of the fig tree as a metaphor for the Torah, consider the instruction from the Besor’oth: Marcus (Mark) 13:4-27 Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? And YAHU... Read More

The Fig Tree - Part Two

6.7.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we have seen, the Fig Tree as referenced throughout Scripture, is in fact the Torah – the commandments of YAH. Let us pick up this discussion with a verse from the Song of Solomon, or, in the original title of the scroll, Shiyr Hashriym. Shiyr Hashriym 2:8-13 The voice of... Read More

The Fig Tree – Part One

6.3.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There is a broad discussion about the fig tree in both the Tanakh and the Brit Chadashah. Can we decipher a meaning? Shofetiym (Judges) 9:7-9 And when they told it to Yotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hea... Read More

David’s Prayer

6.1.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There is an interesting progenitor prayer which appears in the works of Ezra in his second witness to the cepheriym melekiym (the Books of the Kings). In the last chapter of 1 Chronicles, or as we refer to it, Divrei Hayamiym Rishon, the prayer of David is found. This is an inte... Read More

Canonicity: The Council of Laodicea – Part 5

5.31.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The council of Laodicea (~ A.D. 363) states in cannon 29: Christians must not judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honouring the Lord's Day; and, if they can, resting then as Christians. But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from C... Read More

The mark of salvation

5.31.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

While we're discussing this cross, also note that the stauros pendiculum is shaped like T, which is the Greek letter tau. The Greek letter tau is derived from the Paleo Hebrew letter tav, whose appearance is somewhere between an x and a t. The tav, contrary to those who claim th... Read More

Canonicity: The Council of Nicea – Part 4

5.29.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Contrarary to popular opinion, the Council of Nicea did not establish a canonized roster of approved books in its 20 Canons. In summary, the Council reached the following conclusions: The Nicene Creed We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of all things visible and invisible;... Read More

Canonicity: The Synod of Jamnia – Part 3

5.28.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The canonized version of the Old Testament used by Catholics is based on the "Septuagint" (also called "LXX" or "The Seventy") which came into being around 280 B.C. as a translation of then existing texts from Hebrew into Greek by 70 Jewish scribes (the Torah was translated first, around 30... Read More

Canonicity: The Ethiopic Bible – Part 2

5.27.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The oldest known collection of writings which were gathered into Old and New Testaments is a work identified as the Ethiopic Bible (second century, AD). The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has 46 books of the Old Testament and 35 books of the New Testament that will bring the total of canonized b... Read More

Canonicity: The Septuagint – Part 1

5.26.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We begin our review of those books that were considered to be sacred within the first collection of books (cepheriym in the Hebrew) to be gathered by Hebrew scholars. This gathering of this collection occurred because the leader of Egypt, a certain Ptolemy Philadephus, commissioned se... Read More

More on the word Cepher

5.22.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

From the Brit Chadashah, let’s take a look at one particular verse, where (when translated into Hebrew) the word cepher appears three times: B’zoth ha’chokmah, mi sha’binah yachashev m’cepher ha’chayeah kee m’cepher adam hu v’m’cepher ... Read More

Cepharad – People of the numbered writing

5.21.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Continuing with our discussion of the Cepharad, the migration of the house of Zarra can be traced by the markings of the Red Hand – signifying the hand that was tied with the scarlet thread, saying “this one came out first.” Whereas, the house of Judah in the east would ... Read More

Cepher and Cepharad

5.20.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Continuing with this subject of the word cepher, we must discuss one more derivative: Obedyahu (Obadiah) 1:20-21 And the captivity of this host of the children of Yisra’el shall possess that of the Kena’aniiym, even unto Tsarephath; and the captivity of Yerushalayim, which is ... Read More

The name: Eth Cepher

5.19.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have named our book the Eth Cepher. This word cepher has so many implications; let’s take the time to explore them a bit. The word cepher has as its root the word caphar (’סָפר saw-far). This is the three letter primitive root, and it means to score with a mark ... Read More

The Red Sea

5.8.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Recently, I was asked the question as to our use of the phrase “Red Sea” versus the phrase “Reed Sea,” and whether or not this was a notorious error found within other English interpretations. This answer is not as simple as you might expect, but holds with it ... Read More

Chuppah? Kippah? Kobah? The question continues…

5.6.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The practice of modern Judaism requires the wearing of the kippah (הָּכִּפ‎) to fulfill the customary requirement held by orthodox halachic authorities that the head be covered at all times. The kippah is a hemispherical cap, usually made of cloth, worn by Jewish men and, less fre... Read More

Hat? Or no Hat? That is the question.

5.5.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

A question that arises often within the faith community concerns the issue of the head covering for men. Let’s take a look at the issue: Qorintiym Ri’shon (1 Cor.) 11:1-10 Be ye followers of me [Sha’ul], even as I also am of HAMASHIACH. 2 Now I praise you, brethren... Read More

The Sapphire Stones and the Decalogue

5.1.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

One of the great assumptions in the minds of the believers is that the Ten Commandments were given on two concrete-like tombstones, and were brought down from Mount Sinai by Charleton Heston who then tossed them while screaming “those who shall not live by the law, shall die by the la... Read More

The war to come – the confederacy of ten horns

4.19.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Chizayon (Revelation) 13:1-3 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the... Read More

The war to come – the confederacy arises!

4.17.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

First, let us consider that the many nations in the Middle East are now entering into conditions of escalation in open conflict otherwise not seen before. The so-called Arab Spring of 2011, which actually began in the winter in 2010, has resulted in complete turmoil for the nations of... Read More

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