One Sunday morning my family and I arrived at church (Bible Temple-Vancouver, WA) only to be greeted at the door asking us to attend elsewhere? It was a moment that I will never forget.

The back story:

I started asking questions about why we don’t talk about what the Jewish people know concerning the books that they wrote? I would ask about the “Fesitival of the Lord, (Leviticus 23) or why we did not keep the calendar that GOD told Israel to follow, (Exodus 12.) Pastors would repeatedly get a bit agitated when I would show verses in the Bible that they could not explain. Here at Bible Temple, I had a set of DVD’s that Pastor Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries had produced. The pastorial staff refused to even watch the videos.

On this particular Sunday morning I was told that this church believed that GOD had replaced the Jewish teachings of the Bible with New Testament doctrine or the Gospels and that my family and I should find a different place to worship. We got back into our car and left.. Bible Temple in Vancouver was a satellite church of Bible Temple, Portland, Oregon where I was first baptized. As I drove away I was hurt and dismayed abit. I never attended their congregation again. We found another church to attend.

The new church was worse, even though full of very, very nice people!

Nevertheless, I would ask questions that visibly upset the pastor. He asked me to breakfast over the course of time. During this breakfast he said to me – AND I QUOTE, “Jeff, I am getting a bit concerned with your constant questions concerning all of the Jewish stuff. I am beginning to worry about your salvation.” I responded, ‘You teach the JEWISH STUFF every Sunday!’ He turned red with anger, I am not kidding!

It was in this church where I had an encounter with the LORD. I was encouraged to learn why Jesus was Jewish!. I met Mark Biltz 30 days later who made the following statement to me,

“You Have To Know Why Jesus Was Jewish!” My life changed that day.

What Happened to Jeff Morton

#1 I started seeing another story in the bible on June 7, 2007, the day that I met Pastor Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries

#2 I started looking for people who could help me understand what was now in my head.

#3 I learned about the Festivals and TORAH.

#4 I started asking a lot of different questions.

#5 I started reading the Bible from a different lens.

#6 While interviewing Daniel McGirr on my radio show (Salem Communications, Seattle) I had an epiphany!

#7 I stopped seeing a spiritual western connection to all of the Biblical stories and started imagining the lives, the culture, and context of their world(s), at the time their scrolls were organized.

#8 Rico Cortes Suzerain Vassal legal Systems of ancient Mesopotamia.

9# Professor John Walton ‘Wow!’ Game changer for me.

#10 Dr Dinah Dye 

#11 I climbed out of the “BOX” that introduced me to CHURCH (It’s a bit lonely out here)

#12 Joe Aymond, on a flight to his home town had another epiphany about the Kingdom under construction!

#13 Read Dinah Dye’s books withdrew from Christian Creation Story

#14 Tossed out the context of Satan as presented through Catholic/Christian concepts.

#15 Withdrew from denominational affiliations, including “HEBREW ROOTS”

#16 I see the Bible more governmental and obligatory as opposed to individual salvation.

#17 The Temple Service….OMG! (Joe Good, Rico Cortes, Dinah Dye)

#18 Became non religious in order to embrace the reality of covenant, “Keep My Commandments”

#19 Israel, Israel, Israel….entirely different understanding today!

#20 THY KINGDOM COME continues (It’s all under construction still)

What I have learned as a result has made the Biblical account a living document that stretches through the centuries announcing the Kingdom of GOD in the earth!