The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

cherubim. Isaiah 6:2; Revelation 4:8. 255. Cement—A sign of solidarity and cohesiveness of man-made mixtures. One spiritual meaning is human intermingling with something divine. 256. Cephas—Christ’s induction name for the apostle Peter. The word means “stone” but refers to a revelatory gem that when mediated properly divulges mysterious truth to its holder. The spirit of this word encompasses the Greek term psephos. As a stone it was used for voting, casting a verdict, or making an elective or judicial statement. As a prophetic implement, the results of the cast lots was accepted as the decision of the deity for whom the process was initiated. The apostle Peter, as the rock of the church, served all of these purposes. Acts 26:10; Revelation 2:17. 257. Ceres—Pig goddess. Commanded pig entrails as offerings. 258. Chair—Symbol of power, authority, relaxation, and socialization. Chair can also signify the power of enslavement, bondage, and even a bond of covenant to divine service. 259. Chaldea—An ancient city in the southern region of the Persian Gulf’s Babylonia that came to be considered Babylon, more at Babylonia. Ancient Babylonia derives its name from the control of the region by the Kassites, a region of the biblical Shinar was properly Babylonia in later years. Its culture was especially known for extensive and ecstatic worship of fire and astral deities and a wide array of elaborate fertility rites. Abraham, the father of the Jews, came from Chaldea and was recognized by God as one of its highly trained prophets. He was initially groomed under the Babylonian’s supernatural dominance. Chaldea, arising from Sumeria and Akkadia (biblical Accad) was the seat of early sun worship. One of its cities, Nippur, is the Bible’s Calneh (see Genesis 10:10). The city, as with many of its time, was saturated with temples devoted to the many gods it worshipped and feared. All temples had priestly schools to maintain a supply of knowledgeable ministers to serve at their altars and catechize converts. Genesis 15:7, 11:31. See also Jeremiah 50:10 and 51:24. 260. Chaldean Astrology—Ancient Babylonian art of predicting the future from the stars; adopted by the Greeks in its inculcation of the religion throughout its culture. Daniel 2:10–11. 261. Chaldeans—The Chaldeans were the highest priestly caste of the ancient world. The word Chaldean, for this reason, came to be synonymous with superior occultic powers and mysterious knowledge. Use of the title for these